HillTopper Wind Farm Construction to begin
Project includes $10 million in road improvements

Some road closures to begin as soon as Monday May 7th

[May 05, 2018] 

LOGAN COUNTY 

Initial construction of the HillTopper wind farm is underway. 74 wind turbines will be constructed to the south and west of Mount Pulaski. The construction will also include work on the public roadways.

Over 30 miles of roadways will be improved. The project will include 58 cross-road culverts and over 9 miles of asphalt resurfacing. More than $10M of improvements will be made to the local roadways.

Occasional road closures will be required over the next few months. Most culvert installations will be completed with a daytime closure. However, some longer term closures will be needed. Stabilization of the road bases will require closures that may last up to 1 week.

Signs will be erected to warn traffic of these road closures, and local residents will still have access.

County Highway 9, aka Primm Road, will be closed during the day on Monday, May 7th between Lake Fork and 480th Street. County Highway 1, aka 1600th Avenue, south of IL Route 54, will be closed from May 8th until May 16th to install multiple culverts.

For the most current road closure information, please visit the ENEL-North America website at www.enelgreenpower. com/country-north-america 

Construction is expected to last through much of 2018. Cooperation and patience is always appreciated in work zones. Drivers should continue to be alert for construction traffic and road conditions.

[Bret A. Aukamp
Logan County Engineer]