General Information

• Start Date: March 2025
• Est. Completion Date: November 2025
• Location: Arlington Heights Road – South of Higgins Road
• Project Cost: $8,370,339.75
• Contractor: Lorig Construction Company
• Project Impacts:
  •  Construction vehicle presence 
  • Temporary lane closures

Project Description

The Village will construct a new pedestrian bridge spanning across Arlington Heights Road, south of Higgins Road, which will connect the new Vue mixed-use development directly to the Busse Woods Forest Preserve’s bicycle trail.  The bridge will function as a gateway feature for the Village, while providing safe passage to Busse Woods. 

The bridge will have unique aesthetic features, such as custom fencing that emulates Village architecture like the clock tower, supporting structures that mimic trees, and a scenic overlook.

Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2025, with construction completion anticipated in the spring of 2026. 

Project Updates

November 21, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction poured half of the west ramp and continued preparing to complete the remaining half of the ramp next week.  

November 14, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction finished framing and poured the east side bridge deck and framed and installed electric conduits, storm piping and steel reinforcement for the west side ramp.  Next week, the contractor will pour half of the west ramp and continue preparing to complete the remaining half of the ramp prior to Thanksgiving.

October 31, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction finished framing the bridge deck for the main span over Arlington Heights Road, began setting up scaffolding to frame the east side bridge deck and continued construction of the west ramp MSE wall.  The main span over Arlington Heights Road was poured on Halloween! Next week, the contractor will continue preparation for the east deck pour and continue construction of the west ramp.

October 24, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction started framing the bridge deck for the main span over Arlington Heights Road and continued construction of the west ramp MSE wall.  Next week, the contractor will install structural rebar and electrical conduits and pour the main span concrete bridge deck.  Lorig Construction will also continue construction of the west ramp MSE wall.

October 17, 2025: Last week, Lorig Construction completed the first of five planned bridge deck concrete pours.   This week, the contractor erected the structural steel over Arlington Heights Road, utilizing a fifteen-minute roadway closure for safe installation.  Next week, Lorig Construction will start framing the bridge deck for the main span over Arlington Heights Road while continuing the construction of the west ramp MSE wall.

October 3, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction continued framing, rebar and installed the electric on the west side in preparation for the west side bridge deck concrete pour. Lorig also started constructing the MSE wall, the Nicor 12” diameter gas main was relocated and the final piles for the east side of the bridge were driven. Next week, Lorig will pour the west side bridge deck, continue constructing the MSE wall and will pour the piers on the east side of the bridge. 

September 26, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction continued constructing the scaffolding on the west side in preparation for the west side bridge deck concrete pour.  Next week, Lorig will continue constructing the scaffolding on the west side and will start adding in the rebar for the bridge deck pour. Additionally, Nicor will finish relocating their 12” diameter gas main out of the way of the east side pier foundation.

September 19, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction began constructing the scaffolding on the west side in preparation for the west side bridge deck concrete pour.  Next week, Nicor will be on site to relocate their 12” diameter gas main out of the way of the east side pier foundation.

September 12, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction erected steel columns on the west side.  Next week, the contractor will construct scaffolding on the west side in preparation for installation of the MSE wall and pouring of the west bridge deck.  MSE stands for “Mechanically Stabilized Earth,” which is a type of retaining wall typically used for bridge abutments.  

August 15, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction drove steel piles for the east ramp, began construction of the east side footings and framed and poured the west side abutment wing walls. Next week, the contractor will continue framing and pouring east side footings and columns, as well as the west side MSE wall leveling pad.  MSE stands for “Mechanically Stabilized Earth,” which is a type of retaining wall typically used for bridge abutments.  

August 8, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction framed and poured the concrete abutment for the west ramp and removed the water service and building foundation from the demolished bowling alley.  Next week, the contractor will drive steel piles for the east ramp and begin construction of the east side footings.

August 1, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction framed and poured the concrete columns for the west side of the bridge.  Next week the contractor anticipates framing and pouring the west abutment and stripping topsoil on the east side in preparation for piles and footings.

July 25, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction framed and poured the concrete footings for the west side of the bridge.  Next week the contractor anticipates framing and pouring concrete columns for the west side of the bridge.

July 18, 2025: This week, Lorig Construction drove foundation piles for the west side of the bridge.  Next week, the contractor will frame and pour concrete footings for bridge piers.

July 11, 2025: Next week, Lorig Construction will drive foundation piles for the west side of the bridge.  Foundation piles are driven thirty to fifty feet into the ground to provide structural stability for the bridge’s footings and foundations.