The Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department has received notification regarding the following railroad crossing repairs scheduled for the upcoming weeks: 

GolfRoad, west of Wolf Road at the Union Pacific Railroad tracks,will be closed for approximately seven days beginning Saturday, June 9, 2012, for reconstruction
of the crossing.  Detour signs will be posted.  

The Canadian National Railroad crossing on Pratt Avenue, east of Mannheim Road (Route 45), will be closed beginning Friday, June 22, 2012, to approximately Thursday, June 28, 2012, for repair work. Detours utilizing Maple Street to the east, Mannheim Road (Route 45) to
the west and Touhy Avenue to the north will be posted.  

TheCanadian National railroad crossing on Frontage Road, along Mannheim Road (Route 45), will be closed commencing Friday, June 29, 2012, to approximately Friday, July 6, 2012.  Detours utilizing Maple Street to the east, Touhy Avenue to the south and Mannheim Road (Route45) to the west will be posted. 

The Canadian National railroad crossing on Oakton Street, near Mannheim Road (Route 45), will be closed from Friday, July 6, 2012, to approximately Thursday, July 12, 2012, for railroad track repair and resurfacing.  Detours utilizing Mannheim Road (Route 45) to the west, Touhy Avenue to the south and River Road to the east will be posted.

The Canadian National railroad crossing on Prospect Avenue, near Mannheim Road (Route 45), will be closed from Friday, July 13, 2012, to approximately Thursday, July 19, 2012, for installation of railroad tracks and resurfacing.  Detours utilizing Mannheim Road (Route 45) to the west, Everett Avenue and Oakton Street to the north and White Street to the east will be posted.

The Canadian National railroad crossing on Central Road, east of Wolf Road, will be closed from Friday, July 20, 2012, to Tuesday, July 26, 2012, for railroad track replacement and resurfacing. Detours utilizing Wolf Road to the west, Mannheim Road (Route 45) to the south and Foundry (Kensington) Road to the north will be posted.

Motorists are advised to proceed with caution in these construction areas.