Long-Delayed Work Starts on Illinois 157/162 Project in Glen Carbon
Date Posted: October 20, 2025
Posted In: Projects, Transportation Resources,
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A long-delayed road construction project is starting to ramp up in Glen Carbon as the village takes the first steps in the Illinois 157/162 reconstruction.
During the Oct. 14 Glen Carbon Public Services Committee meeting, Public Works Director Scott Slemer said that crews have begun staging materials and moving utilities at the site.
Green Light From IDOT
“We’ve recently been given the green light by IDOT,” Slemer said. “The project will start very soon. I believe they’re already starting to stock pipe down there for that. … It’s been a long time coming.”
Utility crews are currently relocating water, sewer, and underground electric lines in preparation for IDOT’s main construction phase.
IDOT’s project will realign the intersection and rebuild roughly 4,000 feet of state highway in one of Madison County’s busiest traffic corridors.
First Step of $25M Project
The utility work is the first step of the $25 million project designed to remove the offset intersection where Illinois 162 crosses Illinois 157, forcing drivers to make a right turn followed by a left to continue traveling east or west. There are also no dedicated turn lanes at the intersection, which can cause traffic backups as drivers attempt to make the left turns.