The Illinois DOT (IDOT) recently announced that seven highway construction and maintenance projects in the Rockford area will be continuing or starting in June and lasting through the 2020 construction season.
IDOT says these projects represent a total investment of more than $65 million for the region, with $42.9 million coming from Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program.
“Across the nation, highway construction and maintenance continue as essential infrastructure activities. Illinois is no different,” Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman said in a statement. “These projects represent a significant investment in the Rockford area that will improve safety, mobility and create economic opportunity for years to come.”
All seven projects are along the I-90/I-39 corridor, between Gardner Street and Baxter Road and between Meridian Road and Shaw Road. Four of the seven are ongoing, with three starting later this summer.
The projects include the following:
- U.S. 20 and IL-2 interchange reconstruction began in spring 2019, with an anticipated fall completion date.
- I-39 resurfacing from Baxter Road to Harrison Avenue began earlier this year, with a scheduled fall completion date.
- IL-251 resurfacing from Machesney Park to the Wisconsin state line began earlier this year, with a scheduled fall completion date.
- IL-2 pavement repairs to the lane lines from Latham Road to Elmwood Road will start in June and require a month to complete.
- Business U.S. 20 pavement repairs from Buckley Drive to Shaw Road will begin in July and take approximately three months to complete.
- Business U.S. 20 resurfacing and replacing traffic signals from Meridian Road to Springfield Avenue will begin in July and take approximately three months to complete.
- IL-173 and I-39/I-90 resurfacing with traffic signal upgrades will begin in July and take approximately one month to complete.
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SOURCE: Illinois DOT
