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Public Works Department

Public Works Director: Phil DePaola


phone# 708-458-2961
Email: dig@villageofjustice.com

 

 Chipping Service

Chipping will begin the 1st week of April and will continue until the mid fall.
An ending date for this service will be posted when it is determined.
 
The Public Works Department will be out on a regular basis to chip branches and small limbs from residents yards that have been trimmed from trees.
Please pile your trimmings neatly at the street's edge.
This does not include entire trees that have been cut down.

Your patience is asked as it takes several days to cover the entire village.

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 Permits Required  

Note: All permit application are in triplicate and can be obtained at the Public Works Department located at: 8748 W. 82nd Place (map)
Hours: 7am to 3pm
phone: 708-458-2961

Street Auguring / Street Cuts  

Sewer Laterals

Remember to call JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators) before you dig Dial 811 0r 1-800-892-0123.Visit their website at:  http://www.illinois1call.com

It's Smart, It's free, It's the law
 

Projects

The Blazer and Banks Streets Project. New drainage was installed in between the properties on the easement to unsure proper drainage of rain water run off. The rain water is now directed to the detention pond at Figura park and has minimized the water that would be in the surrounding residential properties after a heavy rain fall. All of this was done with minimal cost to the village. Since the time of this drainage improvement we have had several substantial rains and are pleased with the results. This improvement project is working exactly as engineered.

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Equipment For Sale

For more information on any of the listed equipment please contact the Village of Justice Public Works Department at 708.458.2961 or dig@villageofjustice.com  (All equipment sold "as is")
Call: 708.458.2961
or email:
 dig@villageofjustice.com

1991 Ford LS8000 5 Ton Dump Truck w/plow & spreader, purchased used Dec, 15 2000.

Asking Price:$10,000

For sale: 1991 Ford LS8000 5 Ton Dump Truck. Click for larger image

Morbark E-Z Beaver Chipper model 2400, purchased new Sept. 3, 1998 (10,251 hrs. on chipper.)

Asking price: $18,000

For sale: 1998 Morbark E-Z Beaver Chipper.

 

Potholes

What Creates a Pothole? |  The Birth of a Pothole

What Creates a Pothole?

Views from a video done by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board. View the Video.
Step 1 in Pothole Formation  

Here's a cross section of a typical pavement. The weight of each vehicle bends the pavement slightly.

Step 2in Pothole Formation Small Cracks form, first on the bottom of the asphalt because that gets stretched the most. As the asphalt is fatigued cracks also form on the top surface.
Step 3 in Pothole Formation Now water on the pavement from rain or melted snow gets into the cracks. When the temperature drops the water freezes and expands, making the cracks deeper and wider.
Step 4 in Pothole Formation With more precipitation, more freeze thaw cycles and the continued vehicle loading sooner or later the cracks go all the way through the pavement Now water can get underneath the surface. When this subsurface water freezes and expands it pushes the pavement up and weakens it even more. When the ice melts and contracts it leaves a space so we have a have weakened pavement layer over a cavity.
Step 5 in Pothole Formation All that's needed now is a good sized vehicle ….and there's your pothole

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The Birth of a Pothole

Below is an explanation of how a pothole forms provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The Birth of a Pothole - Step 1

The Birth of a Pothole - Step 2
Scene 1   Scene 2
1.  Potholes begin after snow or rain seeps into the soil below the road surface.   2. The moisture freezes when temperatures drop, causing the ground to expand and push the pavement up.

The Birth of a Pothole - Step 3

  

The Birth of a Pothole - Step 4
Scene 3   Scene 4
3. As the temperatures rise, the ground returns to normal level but the pavement often remains raised. This creates a gap between the pavement and the ground below it.   4. When vehicles drive over this cavity, the pavement surface cracks and falls into the hollow space leading to the birth of another pothole.


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Public Works Employee of the Year

The Public Works Department honored one of its employees with an "Employee of the Year" award. Mayor Wasowicz was in agreement with Public Works Director Phil DePaola and graciously presented the "Public Works Employee Of The Year" award to Mr. William Picman at this year's Village Employee Appreciation Dinner on January 11,  2008.
Mr. Picman (Bill) has been employed in the Public Works Department since 2003. Public Works Director Phil DePaola said of Mr. Picman "He is an outstanding employee, he is highly motivated, dedicated and always shows a high level of professionalism on the job".
Congratulations Mr. William Picman.

William Picman receives Public Works Employee of the Year award from Mayor Wasowicz William Picman and Public Works Director Phil DePaola

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