Coles Wind Update 3-4-26

County road 1800N will be closed from IL-130 going west 1 mile to 1500E to finish pipe culvert C-99. County road 1700N will also be closed from 1500E going west to 1400E to install pipe culvert C-111 and C-112. A saw crew will be cutting on 1500N from IL-130 going west. Flaggers will be used for any short term partial lane closures. Crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on IL-130, CR 1600N, 1500N, and 1400N. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled into the Welcome Center for the aggregate stockpile.    

Coles Wind Update 3-3-26

County road 1800N will be closed from IL-130 going west 1 mile to 1500E to finish pipe culvert C-99. County road 1700N will also be closed from 1500E going west to 1400E to install pipe culvert C-111 and C-112. A saw crew will be cutting on 1500N from IL-130 going west. Flaggers will be used for any short term partial lane closures. Crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on IL-130, CR 1600N, 1500N, and 1400N. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled into the Welcome Center for the aggregate stockpile.    

Coles Wind laydown yard construction continues 3/2/2026

County Road 1800N will be CLOSED on Monday from IL-130 west 1 mile to County Road 1500E. Dirtworks will be replacing culvert C-99 and C-101. A saw crew will also be working on 1700N from 1400E to 1500E, flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on IL-130, County Road 1600N, 1500N, and 1400N. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled into the Welcome Center for the aggregate stockpile.

Coles Wind welcome center and laydown yard construction continues 2/27/2026

crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on IL-130, County Road 1700N, 1600N, and 1500N. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled into the Welcome Center for the aggregate stockpile.

Coles Wind welcome center and laydown yard construction continues 2/26/2026

Crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on County Road 1800N, 1300E, 1700N, and 1400E. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled to the Welcome Center for the aggregate stockpile.

Coles Wind welcome center and laydown yard construction continues 2/25/2626

crews will continue laying out and putting up Windfarm signage on County Road 1900N, 1800N, 1300E, and 1700N. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled in for the aggregate base at the Welcome Center and laydown yard off HWY 130.

start laying out and putting up RUA signage throughout the project.

Evergreen will start laying out and putting up RUA signage throughout the project. Flagmen will be used for any short-term partial lane closures. Rock will continue to be hauled to the Welcome Center for the aggregate base.

Coles Wind welcome center construction continues 2/23/2026

No work Saturday 2-21-26 Sunday 2-22-26   Monday: 2-23-26 No work on public roads. Evergreen will continue to strip topsoil, install entrance culverts, and haul in rock for the aggregate base at the Welcome Center.

Coles Wind welcome center construction continues 2/19/2026

No work on public roads. Evergreen will continue to strip topsoil, install entrance culverts, and haul in rock for the aggregate base at the Welcome Center.

Coles Wind welcome center construction continues 2/18/2026

No work on public roads.  Evergreen will continue to strip topsoil, install entrance culverts, and haul in rock for the aggregate base at the Welcome Center There will be one last outage required for the project date is unknown at this time