McClugage Bridge

The Illinois Department of Transportation has moved the next detonation on the old eastbound span of the McCluggage Bridge up to tonight, Monday, April 28.

The next demolition blast on the old eastbound span of Peoria’s McClugage Bridge is scheduled for this week.

The McClugage Bridge is scheduled to close later this week, as crews continue demolition work on the bridge’s eastbound span.

Portions of the new McClugage Bridge are set to open overnight.

The village of Germantown Hills is gauging support for a new multi-use trail that could provide a new link to their community and beyond.

The McClugage Bridge construction project marked a major milestone today with the arch "move-in" for the new eastbound span.

An IDOT spokesperson says last month's incident will impact the construction schedule by around three weeks, but they believe the time will be easily made up.

An Illinois Department of Transporation spokesman says the McClugage Bridge project schedule is currently being reassessed after a crane south of the construction site caught fire and collapsed Tuesday night.

The McClugage bridge is reopened after briefly closing due to a fire Tuesday afternoon.

Motorists in the Greater Peoria area will have to contend with construction work on several Illinois River bridges this summer, most notably a $24.6 million renovation of the Bob Michel Bridge.