IDOT announce work to be done on IL 70

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced on Thursday, Aug. 11, that weather permitting, construction work on IL 70 south of Durand was scheduled to start on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. A.C. Pavement Striping Company will be starting the $687,752 contract to make improvements to the 6.5 mile section of IL 70 from IL 75 to the Pecatonica River.

The contractor will be milling bumps, filling cracks in the roadway, and placing a cape-seal surface. Traffic will be restricted to one lane with flaggers directing vehicles past the work operations.

Drivers should be prepared to stop for the flaggers directing traffic and should be alert for slow moving vehicles. The project is scheduled to be complete by the end of September.

Please slow down and use extreme caution while driving through all work zones.

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