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Joliet's mayor said the Illinois Department of Transportation may need to build Joliet a new bridge to replace the Jefferson Street Bridge which has stayed closed since June 1. (Image via John Ferak/Joliet Patch )
JOLIET, IL — Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk is fed up with the Illinois Department of Transportation's inability to fix the Jefferson Street Bridge. This week, O'Dekirk said city officials were told that IDOT doesn't foresee the repairs being made until at least October.
"It's unacceptable that this won't happen," the mayor told Joliet Patch. "It's been going on for a year. I think enough is enough. It seems like it never gets open on time. They're saying it's now not going to be done until October. Last summer, it was supposed to be done in the fall, and then it became April. It's definitely thwarting development downtown."