Logan County Receives IDOT Highway
Safety Grant for Fifth Street Road project
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[October 05, 2022]
The Logan County Highway Department is continuing to
develop roadway improvements for the 5th Street Road corridor. Six
miles of the roadway between 100th and 700th Avenues are in the
final stages of utility negotiation and relocation efforts.
Construction on that section should begin in 2023.
Another 2.4 miles of the corridor are currently being designed. This
section extends from 700th Avenue to the I-55 bridge near the City
of Lincoln. This section also includes the curves near Kickapoo
Creek.
These curves have a long history of vehicle accidents and most
crashes are concentrated at the curves west of the Kickapoo Creek
bridge. The curves do not meet current design standards. Vehicles
travelling 5th Street Road are not able to drive through the curves
at a consistent speed. Many of the accidents are considered roadway
departures which often result in serious injuries. Logan County was
able to identify this as a safety issue and submitted an application
to IDOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program. This is a competitive
program throughout the State of Illinois to achieve a significant
reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
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Logan County was recently selected to receive $840,236 of these
safety funds to re-align the 5th Street curves west of Kickapoo Creek.
Re-alignment of these curves will be completed as part of the 2.4 mile roadway
improvement project. It is our goal that this project will increase the level of
safety for all users and reduce the number of serious accidents on our local
road system.
Construction of 5th Street Road between 700th Avenue and the I-55 bridge is
currently planned for 2026.
[Bret A. Aukamp
Logan County Engineer] |