Plans for reconstruction of Stuenkel Road are ongoing and extensive

…Plans for the reconstruction of Stuenkel Road, which constitutes the northwestern section of University Parkway, have been in the works since the early 1990’s, when the Illinois Department of Transportation first began work on a bridge and possible freeway exit that would connect Harlem Avenue (Hwy 45) with Governors Highway by way of Stuenkel. Since then, a three-phase construction plan for Stuenkel, from Central Avenue on the east to Crawford Avenue on the west, has been taken up by a consortium of organizations motivated to improve the road, including the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Village of University Park…Please click here to read Jonathan Bulthuis’ full story in the GSU Phoenix.