Open House Public Hearing

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT 3 OFFICE, WILL CONDUCT AN OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF ILLINOIS 26. THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IL 26 WITH CURB AND GUTTER BETWEEN PROGRESS DRIVE AND THE WEST BOUND RAMPS OF I-80 AND THE RESURFACING OF PAVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF SHOULDERS AND DITCHES FROM PROGRESS DRIVE NORTH TO JUST SOUTH OF RED COVERED BRIDGE ROAD. IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE AT INTERSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THE EXISTING MULTI-USE PATH WILL BE EXTENDED FROM INTERSTATE 80 TO PROGRESS DRIVE. ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE REQUIRED. IDOT PERSONNEL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CITIZENS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT. RELATED EXHIBITS, MAPS, AND PLANS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL PRESENTATION. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE. DISABLED PERSONS PLANNING TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSISTANCE, SHOULD NOTIFY MR. TED FULTZ OF THIS OFFICE. WRITE TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 700 EAST NORRIS DRIVE, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350 (FAX 815-434 8553) OR TELEPHONE 815-434 8469 (TTY 800-526-0844, VOICE USERS 800-526-0857) SO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE MADE. MEDIA CONTACTS: TED FULTZ 815-434-8469 MARISA KOLLIAS 312-814-4693