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 "As families prepare to hit the roadways this weekend, one of the
most important things they can do to stay safe is simply -- buckle
up," said Blagojevich. "Five years ago, I signed the primary safety
belt enforcement law. Since then, we've seen a record-high 90
percent compliance with the law, and traffic fatalities have fallen
to a historic low. That tells us people are getting the message."
"We know everyone looks forward to a nice long holiday weekend,
and we just want to urge motorists to buckle before getting on the
road to visit family and friends," said Milton R. Sees, secretary of
the Department of Transportation. "We are working with Illinois
State Police to save lives, and drivers can expect to get a ticket
if folks are not buckled up both day and night."
The Department of Transportation will suspend
construction-related lane closures wherever possible starting at 3
p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Due to the nature of some projects,
some construction zones throughout the state will continue to
operate. The department is urging motorists to slow down and proceed
with caution through these work zones. Holiday travelers are
reminded that work zone speed limits are still in effect. Nearly 31.7 million Americans, or 83 percent of all holiday
travelers, are expected to travel by automobile. This is a 1 percent
decrease from the approximately 32 million people who drove a year
ago. In Illinois, more than 1.5 million people will be traveling for
the holiday weekend. Of those, nearly 1.2 million will be driving
and 186,500 will be flying.
Areas that will continue to have lane closures are as follows:
District 1
Cook County
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127th and Maple --
Intersection widening in Blue Island. One lane in each
direction.
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Edens Expressway,
Interstate 94 from Lawrence Avenue to Old Orchard Road -- Bridge
work and resurfacing. Two lanes in each direction.
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Elmhurst Road over
I-90 -- Bridge work at Des Plaines. One lane open in each
direction.
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Emerson Street over
the North Shore Channel -- Bridge work at Skokie and Evanston.
Road closed. Detour posted.
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I-290 at the I-90
Northwest Tollway, Route 58 and Golf Road, and Woodfield Drive
-- Bridge work in Schaumburg and Rolling Meadows -- Two lanes
closed in express lanes.
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Route 171 and 131st
-- Intersection widening in Lemont. Lane shifts.
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Route 21 over Union
Pacific RR -- Bridge work in Glenview. One lane open in each
direction.
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Route 58 over Poplar
Creek and the intersection of Route 58 at Route 59 -- Bridge
work in Hoffman Estates. One lane open in each direction.
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Route 68 and Dundee
Road over U.S. 14 and Union Pacific Railroad -- Bridge work
at Inverness and Palatine. One lane open in each direction.
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Pulaski Road over
Belt Railway south of 71st -- Bridge work at Chicago. Two lanes
southbound open and one lane northbound open from 71st Street to
75th Street.
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Ridge Avenue from
Clark Street to Howard Street -- Resurfacing in Evanston.
Northbound lanes are closed. Traffic was moved to the southbound
lanes. One lane is open in each direction.
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Sheridan Road from
10th Street to Isabella Street -- Reconstruction through
Wilmette. Southbound lanes are closed. Traffic was moved to the
northbound lanes. One lane is open in each direction.
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U.S. 6 from U.S. 45,
96th Avenue and LaGrange Road to 94th Avenue -- Reconstruction
in Orland Park. Split lanes protected with barricades; still two
lanes in each direction
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Wentworth and River
Oaks -- Intersection widening in Calumet City. Narrow lanes with
no shoulders.
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Western Avenue over
Gregory -- Bridge work in Blue Island. Lane shifts with reduced
shoulders.
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Western Avenue and U.S. 30 --
Reconstruction at Park Forest. One lane in each direction to
Sauk Trail.
DuPage County
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59th Street from
Fairview Avenue to Williams Street -- Reconstruction
in Westmont. Westbound lanes closed.
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Bailey Road over the
West Branch of the DuPage River -- Bridge work in Naperville
Bridge is closed. Detour posted.
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Hawthorne Lane, Powis
Road, Pilsen Road and Arbor Avenue -- Reconstruction at West
Chicago. One lane in each direction.
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Timber Edge Drive
over Salt Creek -- Bridge work at Oakbrook Terrace. Bridge is
closed.
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Williams Street from 59th Street to
63rd Street -- Reconstruction at Westmont. Southbound lanes
closed.
Kane County
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Route 25 over Norton
Creek -- Bridge work at St. Charles. One lane open, with signals
to direct traffic.
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Route 31 over Mill
Creek -- Bridge work at Batavia. One lane in each direction.
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Route 47 over the
I-88 East-West Tollway -- Bridge work. Route 47 in Blackberry
Township reduced to one lane in each direction.
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Illinois Street
bridges over the Fox River -- Bridge work at Aurora. One lane in
each direction. Truck detour posted.
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McLean Boulevard from
Bowes Road to Hopps Road and Spring Road -- Reconstruction at
South Elgin. One lane in each direction.
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U.S. 20 and Lake
Street over the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway -- Bridge work
and resurfacing at Elgin. One lane open in each direction.
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U.S. 30 over BNSF
Railway and Railnet and Route 31 over BNSF Railway -- Bridge
work at Montgomery. One lane in each direction.
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Route 60 over the Tri-State Tollway and
from Riverwoods Road Boulevard to Saunders Road and Field Drive
-- Bridge work, reconstruction and resurfacing at Lake Forest.
One lane eastbound and one lane westbound with left turn lanes
provided at intersections with signals.
Lake County
- Sheridan Road from Belvidere Road to Grand Avenue --
Reconstruction at Waukegan. One lane in each direction.
McHenry County
- U.S. 12 from Route 31 to Route 173 and U.S. 12 over the
North Branch of Nippersink Creek -- Intersection improvement,
resurfacing and bridge work at Richmond. Narrow lanes over
Nippersink bridge.
Will County
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High Road, from 143rd
Street to Long Run Creek -- Bridge work. Lockport bridge is
closed. Detour posted.
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I-55 west frontage
road -- Reconstruction at Shorewood. Narrow lanes with reduced
shoulders.
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Route 53 and Lily
Cache -- Reconstruction at Bolingbrook. Lane shifts, narrow
lanes.
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Route 53 over Prairie
Creek -- Bridge work at Elwood. Northbound traffic shifts to
southbound 53. One lane in each direction
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Route 59 over DuPage
River -- Bridge work at Plainfield. Narrow lanes with no
shoulders.
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Route 7 over the Des
Plaines River -- Bridge work. Lockport Road closed with posted
detour.
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U.S. 52 over Prairie Creek -- Bridge
work at Manhattan. Single lane with temporary traffic signals.
District 2
Carroll County
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U.S. 52 west of Mount
Carroll -- Bridge replacement restricts traffic to one lane
controlled by temporary traffic signals.
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Route 78 north of Mount Carroll to the
Jo Daviess County line -- The contractor is replacing five
separate box culverts. Traffic is restricted to one lane at each
of the five locations as the structures are replaced, half at a
time, and controlled by temporary traffic signals.
Ogle County
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U.S. 52 at Route 64
near Brookville -- Route 64 is closed to allow for removal and
replacement of the intersection pavement. A marked detour is in
place to direct traffic to U.S. 52.
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Route 72 near Monroe Center east of
I-39 -- The roadway is restricted to one lane with temporary
traffic signals as two culverts are replaced near the DeKalb
County line.
Rock Island County
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Route 5 bridge over
Route 84 at Silvis -- Bridge deck replacement restricts traffic
to one lane in each direction.
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Route 92 bridges on the Centennial
Expressway over Seventh Avenue, 18th Avenue and 31st Avenue are
all restricted to one lane in each direction as the bridge decks
are replaced, half at a time.
Stephenson County
- Route 73 south of Winslow near the Wisconsin state line --
The roadway is restricted to one lane and traffic is controlled
by traffic signals at two locations near Gore Road as two
culverts are each replaced, half at a time.
Winnebago County
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I-39 over the
Kishwaukee River south of Rockford -- Traffic will be restricted
to one lane in each direction as the two structures are closed,
one at a time, for rehabilitation.
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Montague Road over
U.S. 20 southwest of Rockford -- Temporary traffic signals are
being used to maintain one lane of traffic over the bridge as it
is replaced, half at a time.
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U.S. 20 over Prairie Road and Simpson
Road southwest of Rockford. Traffic is restricted to one lane in
each direction as the two bridges are being replaced.
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District 3
Bureau County
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Illinois 89 over
Interstate 80 -- Bridge replacement. One lane open each
direction.
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Illinois 40 just
north of Buda -- Bridge replacement. One lane open, controlled
by signals.
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Illinois 89 in Spring Valley -- Bridge
replacement. One lane open, controlled by signals.
DeKalb County
- Illinois 38 in DeKalb -- Bridge replacement. One lane open
in each direction.
Ford County
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Illinois 9 just west
of Gibson City -- Bridge replacement. One lane open, controlled
by signals.
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Illinois 115 just south of Illinois 116
-- Bridge replacement. One lane open, controlled by signals.
Iroquois County
- Illinois 49 just south of Cissna Park -- Bridge replacement.
One lane open, controlled by signals.
LaSalle County
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Interstate 39 mile
marker 55 -- Deck replacement on the Abe Lincoln Bridge. One
lane open each direction.
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U.S. 6 one-half mile
west of Illinois 39 -- Bridge deck replacement. One lane open,
controlled by signals.
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Illinois 71 at
Starved Rock State Park -- Bridge replacement. Road closed.
Detour posted.
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Illinois 178 at
locations two and three miles south of Illinois 71 -- Bridge
replacements. One lane open, controlled by signals.
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Illinois 71 five
miles northeast of Interstate 80 -- Bridge replacement. One lane
open, controlled by signals.
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Marseilles Road over Interstate 80 at
the Marseilles interchange -- Bridge replacement. One lane open,
controlled by signals.
Livingston County
- Illinois 47 five miles south of Illinois 116 -- Bridge
replacement. One lane open, controlled by signals.
District 4
Fulton County
- U.S. 136 near Duncan Mills -- Box culvert replacement. One
lane open, controlled by signals.
McDonough County
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U.S. 67 near Industry
-- New bridge construction. One lane open, controlled by
signals.
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Route 41 and Route
136 north of Adair and in Adair -- Box culvert replacement. One
lane open, controlled by signals.
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U.S. 61 South of
Colmar -- Box beam replacement. One lane open, controlled by
signals.
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Route 95 west of New Philadelphia --
Box beam replacement. One lane open, controlled by signals.
Mercer County
- Route 94 north of Aledo -- Deck replacement. One lane open,
controlled by signals.
Peoria County
- Wheeler Road and Old U.S. 24 near its junction with Glasford
Road -- Closed until late July for bridge construction.
Tazewell County
- Route 29 in one mile south of Route 122 -- One-lane bridge
construction with signals.
Woodford County
- I-39 southbound mile markers 10 to 24 -- One lane closed for
resurfacing.
District 5
Champaign County
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U.S. 136 -- Bridge
repairs at Wildcat Slough two miles east of Fisher. Beam
replacements, with one-lane traffic controlled by temporary
traffic signals.
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Illinois 10 -- Bridge replacement at
Camp Creek West of Seymour. A marked route detour is in effect.
DeWitt County
- Illinois 10 -- Bridge replacement at Salt Creek four miles
east of Clinton. A marked route detour is in effect.
McLean County
- U.S. 136 at Prairie Creek, seven miles west of U.S. 51 --
Beam replacements, with one-lane traffic controlled by temporary
traffic signals.
District 6
Hancock County
- Route 9 and Dallas City -- One-lane bridge controlled by
signals.
Montgomery County
- Route 159 two miles north of Donnellson -- One-lane bridge
controlled by signals.
Pike County
Sangamon County
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Route 104 at east
city limits of Pawnee -- One-lane bridge controlled by signals.
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I-72 at South Fifth
Street in Springfield -- Lane shift; speed limit 55 mph.
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I-72 one mile west of I-55 -- One lane
open westbound and one lane open eastbound.
Schuyler County
- Route 101 over LaMoine River at Brooklyn -- One-lane bridge
controlled by signals.
District 7
Clay County
- Near Louisville on U.S. 45 -- Bridge construction. One-lane
traffic and signals.
Coles County
Effingham County
- East side of Effingham on Route 33 -- Bridge construction
with one-lane traffic and signals.
Fayette County
- Near Vandalia on U.S. 40 -- Bridge construction. One-lane
traffic and signals.
Lawrence County
- Near Lawrenceville on U.S. 50 -- Bridge construction with
one-lane traffic and signals.
Macon County
- In Decatur on Route 48 -- Bridge construction with one lane
each direction
Wabash County
- South of Mount Carmel on Route 1 -- Bridge construction.
One-lane traffic and signals.
District 8
Madison County
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Motorists will
encounter staged construction and temporary traffic signals to
maintain two-way traffic on Route 143 east of Edwardsville. This
lane restriction is necessary to replace the existing bridge
carrying Route 143 over Silver Creek, approximately three miles
west of Route 4. The project is expected to be completed by the
end of June.
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Motorists will
encounter staged construction and temporary traffic signals to
maintain two-way traffic on Route 140 south of Holiday Shores.
This lane restriction is necessary to replace the existing
bridge carrying Route 140 over Cahokia Creek, approximately 2.5
miles east of the intersection of Route 140 and Route 159. The
project is expected to be completed by the end of October.
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Motorists will encounter staged
construction and temporary traffic signals to maintain two-way
traffic on Main Street just north of U.S. 40 in Troy. This lane
restriction is necessary to replace the existing bridge with a
box culvert carrying Main Street over a tributary to Wendell
Creek, approximately one-half mile north of U.S. 40. The project
is expected to be completed by the end of August.
St. Clair County
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The ramp from Piggott
Avenue onto eastbound I-55-70-64 will be closed for deck
repairs, with a marked Seventh Street detour in St. Louis, Mo.
This ramp is expected to be completed and opened by Oct. 31. The
project consists of replacing the existing concrete deck overlay
and performing structural steel repairs to the bridge. Marked
detours will be established to help motorists during this ramp
closure.
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Motorists will
encounter a lane shift and restriction along Route 13-15 just
east of Green Mount Road. The project is scheduled to be
completed by fall.
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Route 13-157 over Harding Ditch, just
southeast of the junction of the two highways, will be closed. A
marked detour using Route 163 and Route 15 will be in place to
move traffic around the closed section. The required work
includes the removal and replacement of two bridges, and the
project is expected to be completed this spring.
Washington County
- Eastbound and westbound I-64 will be reduced to one lane
from mile marker 60 to mile marker 62, near U.S. Route 51. These
lane closures are necessary to replace bridge joints. The
project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
[Text from file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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