A controversial asphalt plant in McKinley Park has made a bid of just over $500 million to do contract work for the city for the next five years — a potentially large expansion in production that residents worry will result in more air pollution in the community.
The bid by MAT Asphalt would supply city crews across Chicago that repave streets and alleys and patch potholes. The work potentially would amount to hundreds of thousands of tons of additional asphalt production, though the actual number would depend on demand.
