RUBY STREET BRIDGE HAS BEEN REOPENED, CASS STREET BRIDGE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE SEPT. 26Post Date:09/24/2025 4:08 PM For Immediate Release Contact September 24, 2025 City of Joliet: 815-724-4000 RUBY STREET BRIDGE HAS BEEN REOPENED, CASS STREET BRIDGE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE SEPT. 26 Joliet, IL - Ruby Street (Illinois 53) Bridge over the Des Plaines River has been reopened. The Cass Street (U.S. 30) bridge is scheduled to close, weather permitting, Friday, Sept. 26 at 7:00 AM for a rehabilitation project, anticipated to be completed in late 2026. More information on this Illinois Department of Transportation project, click here . # # # About the City of Joliet The City of Joliet is located in Will and Kendall counties in the State of Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 census, the city was the third largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362. For more information about the city, visit
https://www.joliet.gov. Media Contact: Rosemaria DiBenedetto, Media Engagement and Communications Director, Cell: 847-269-5556 or email:
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