A water main replacement project on Euclid Avenue, plagued by inadequate information updates by the Village of Arlington with incorrect information and inadequate on-site detour signs, will involve a complete closure in both directions on Euclid Avenue between Arlington Heights Road and Dunton Avenue from Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. to Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.
The fiasco of lack of information and incorrect official information about the Water Main Replacement project continues to plague the project.
The village notification Thursday, October 30, 2025 mentions that construction activity will impact the area of Arlington Heights Road and Euclid Avenue during overnight hours between Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.
According to a Village of Arlington Heights notification on Thursday, October 30, 2025, the traffic on Arlington Heights Road will be impeded by a reduction to one lane of availability, which will be alternately used for northbound and southbound traffic.
Euclid Avenue will be completely closed to westbound and eastbound traffic between Arlington Heights Road and Dunton Avenue.
According to the Village of Arlington Heights, appropriate detour signs will be placed for eastbound Euclid traffic. The contractor will begin to set up all required traffic control measures by 7 p.m. on Monday night. Village staff will be on-hand to address any traffic control or construction issues, should they arise. Provided no complications, the contractor anticipates completing the required work prior to the morning commute (7 a.m.).
The Village of Arlington Heights didn’t mention anything about appropriate detour signs for westbound Euclid Avenue, which has had detour signs for the segment of Euclid Avenue between Dryden Avenue and Arlington Heights Road (east of Arlington Heights Road) since late August 2025, but has not had any detour signs for westbound Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road.
According to a citizen posting (August 29, 2025) on the Village of Arlington Heights Facebook page (“The detour for westbound Euclid traffic began today/August 27, 2025″/Facebook), the lack of detour signs for traffic from northbound and southbound traffic on Arlington Heights Road to westbound Euclid Avenue has resulted in a significant increase in high-speed traffic through residential neighborhoods.” The unnecessary traffic in neighborhoods west of Arlington Heights Road near the construction project is not surprising since the Village of Arlington Heights for some reason failed to provide on-scene detour signs for the Euclid Avenue water main replacement project west of Arlington Heights Road. The lack of care to these details has caused lost drivers to pass through side streets unguided and frustrated near the side streets, including Dunton Avenue, Fremont Street Street, Eastman Street, Hawthorne Street, and Willow Street. Many of the affected motorists are likely out-of-towners traveling northbound or southbound on Arlington Heights Road, hoping to turn westbound on Euclid Avenue.
The Village of Arlington Heights notification on August 27, 2025 mentioned a detour for Euclid Avenue for the road closure from Dryden Avenue to Arlington Heights Road, but failed to include notification of the road closure or a detour for westbound Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road. The Village of Arlington Heights notification in late August 2025 estimated the detour would impact westbound Euclid Avenue from Dryden Avenue to Arlington Heights Road for about four weeks. Over eight weeks have passed, and the Village of Arlington Heights never provided any updates to the construction project and detours, and failed to correct any of the detail issues. Citizens are left without any idea whether the project is ending before winter months arrive, and especially whether westbound Euclid Avenue and unfinished sidewalks and curbs along the route are going to be closed through the winter months.
A planned detour for westbound Euclid Avenue from Dryden Avenue that was scheduled to begin on August 11, 2025 was delayed, and didn’t begin until Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Instructions from the village website only indicated that westbound Euclid Avenue will be closed from Dryden Avenue to Arlington Heights Road, omitting the existing condition that westbound Euclid Avenue is also closed west of Arlington Heights Road. Additionally, road signs for motorists traveling on Arlington Heights Road are inadequate, and show carelessness on the part of the Village of Arlington Heights traffic authorities.
The Village of Arlington Heights published on the official website on vah.com that, “A planned detour originally scheduled to begin on August 11th will begin on Wednesday, August 27th.”
The notification from the village about the detour, which involved a road closure of westbound Euclid Avenue, indicated that the detour will impact westbound Euclid Avenue from Dryden Avenue to Arlington Heights Road for approximately four weeks. The notification failed to indicate that Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road would also be closed. The road closure is necessary for the construction involving a Water Main Improvement Project along Euclid Avenue.
The detour route directs westbound traffic on Euclid Avenue at Dryden Avenue to turn south (left) on Dryden Avenue, to west (right) on Miner Street, to south (left) on Arlington Heights Road, to northwest (right) on Northwest Highway. The detour then allows motorists to reconnect with Euclid Avenue at Northwest Highway. The village explained that eastbound traffic on Euclid Avenue will remain fully operational during the construction, and that northbound and southbound traffic on side streets will be able to cross over Euclid Avenue. However, the north/south streets have been occasionally closed for construction for days at a time at side street intersections, which involves another example of incorrect information from the Village of Arlington Heights. Obviously, Village of Arlington Heights had no situational awareness of the project, or didn’t bother to update the public with real-time situation awareness.
The Village of Arlington Heights also used sub-standard signs, poorly placed signs for Bike Route alerts along the detour along Dryden Place and along Miner Street.
ROAD SIGNS INADEQUATE
Road signs are inadequate for motorists on Arlington Heights Road — the only four-lane roadway that extends the full length of Arlington Heights. There are no advance notifications for motorists on northbound or southbound on Arlington Heights Road indicating that westbound Euclid Avenue is closed west of Arlington Heights Road. Additionally, there are no detour signs for motorists on Arlington Heights Road or signs indicating instructions for the detour route. The detour signs only exist for motorists who enter the detour at westbound Euclid Avenue at Dryden Avenue.
At the intersection of Arlington Heights Road and Euclid Avenue there is a One-Way sign visible to northbound Arlington Heights Road motorists, indicating that eastbound Euclid Avenue is one-way east of Arlington Heights Road. The actual sign should be the regulatory NO LEFT TURN sign using red, white and black colors, because the point of the signage should be that westbound Euclid Avenue is closed west of Arlington Heights Road. The NO LEFT TURN sign more directly indicates there is NO LEFT TURN to westbound Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road. The single One-Way sign doesn’t emphasize that Euclid Avenue is one-way west of Arlington Heights. Additionally, a large barricade for westbound Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road is not always visible due to obstruction by traffic.
Also, at the intersection of Arlington Heights Road and Euclid Avenue, there is a One-Way sign visible to southbound Arlington Heights Road motorists, indicating that Euclid Avenue is one-way eastbound west of Arlington Heights Road. The actual sign should be the regulatory NO RIGHT TURN sign using red, white and black colors, which more directly indicates there is NO RIGHT TURN to westbound Euclid Avenue west of Arlington Heights Road.
Neither of the One-Way signs at Arlington Heights Road and Euclid Avenue are secured to a post, which would prevent the signs from being stolen, knocked down, blown down by wind, or turned so they are not visible to motorists.
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If you have any questions, citizens can contact the Public Works & Engineering Department at 847-368-5800.
— Village of Arlington Heights
INITIAL NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED AUG. 11, 2025
Beginning Monday, August 11, 2025 there exists a planned detour on westbound Euclid Avenue, from Dryden Avenue to Arlington Heights Road, for approximately four weeks, due to construction related to a Water Main Improvement Project along Euclid Avenue.
The detour route will direct westbound traffic on Euclid Avenue to turn south (left) on Dryden Avenue, to west (right) on Miner Street, to south (left) on Arlington Heights Road, to northwest (right) on Northwest Highway, which will then reconnect with Euclid Avenue.
Eastbound traffic will remain fully operational during this time, according to the Village of Arlington Heights. However, observations early Monday morning showed that road construction trucks and vehicles entering and operating in the westbound lane and center lane of Euclid Avenue occasionally caused workers to temporarily stop eastbound traffic using a movable stop sign.
Northbound and southbound traffic on side streets will be able to cross over Euclid Avenue, according to the Village of Arlington Heights. However, it appears that there will be time periods when digging or truck traffic in the westbound lane of Euclid Avenue may temporarily block sides streets.
Citizens with questions can call the Public Works & Engineering Department at 847-368-5800.
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