OHLA Awarded Three New Contracts in Illinois with a Value of $155 million

September 11, 2023 - OHLA, through its U.S. subsidiary Judlau Contracting, has been awarded three new contracts in Illinois (United States) with a combined value of $155 million.  

The first contract, awarded by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for $57 million, calls for the reconstruction of approximately 2.25 miles of the Wood Street/Ashland Corridor in the city of Harvey in southern Cook County. Located in a densely populated suburban area of Chicago, the project encompasses roadway reconstruction of Wood Street from 161st Street to Thornton Road.  

To move the project forward, Judlau is performing earthwork, grading, and utility relocation on the four-lane undivided minor arterial roadway. The Judlau team will self-perform the paving and several other important contract elements.  

The roadway reconstruction includes new concrete pavement, traffic signal modernization, drainage improvement with over 8,000 linear feet of storm sewer to be installed via the jack and bore method, stormwater detention storage, new sidewalks, and a multi-use path, as well as new roadway lighting, signage, and landscaping, among other actions.  

Meanwhile, the Addison Creek Channel Improvements project, awarded by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago for $77 million, will control flooding along Addison Creek in the communities of Bellwood, Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, and Broadview.

This critical project includes approximately 2.5 miles of flood control measures and open channel improvements in nine locations. For earth stabilization and retention, Judlau will construct 11 soldier pile walls along with gabion baskets to mitigate flooding of the mid to upper banks of the creek and gabion mattresses, which are rectangular containers made of welded wire mesh filled with rock to prevent flooding in shallow areas.  

Judlau’s third contract award is a $20.5 million project to reconstruct and improve 1.22 miles of Route 7 from 135th Street to 131st Street in the Villages of Orland Park and Palos Park in Cook County.  A major contract feature will create up to 50 feet of additional shoulder along the east side of Route 7 to allow for work necessary to deepen and widen Mill Creek.  Once the space has been created, the roadway will be reconstructed and shifted west.  

The newly reconstructed roadway will accommodate one 11-foot lane in each direction with a ten-foot painted median. Additionally, the project team will create an eight-foot-wide multi-use pedestrian path along the west side of Route 7.  Major scopes of work include the excavation of 96,000 cubic yards of earthwork, 21,000 square yards of HMA base course removal and replacement, installation of precast box culvert structures and storm sewer pipe, drainage improvements, and traffic signal modernization, as well as landscape restoration.

About Judlau Contracting, Inc.

Judlau Contracting has been active in the Central Region of the United States since 2014.  Since that time, the company has landed numerous contracts from clients such as Tri-State Tollway, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the City of Chicago.  Currently, the company is carrying out 13 projects in the region including major road and bridge reconstruction projects for the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Tollway.

About OHLA USA

OHLA USA, a subsidiary of Madrid-based OHLA Group, has been operating in the United States for more than 15 years.

The United States is a core market for the OHLA Group. Its management team is firmly committed to expanding strategically in the market by providing clients with innovative solutions to build infrastructure that generates economic growth and prosperity.

Some of the company’s signature projects include contracts to improve accessibility to the New York City subway system, the reconstruction and widening of I-294 from Grand Avenue to Wolf Road in Illinois, the construction of the South Corridor Bus Rapid Transit project in Florida, the I-5 North County Enhancements Project in California, as well as the Purple Line Light Rail Project in Maryland.

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