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Illinois 251 bridge repairs in Peru begins July 13 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Illinois two hundred and fifty one bridge repairs in Peru
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  Speaker 1: begins July thirteenth. Written by Matthias Warner, This article is
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  Speaker 1: The Illinois Department of Transportation announced in a news release
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  Speaker 1: that weather permitting, work on the bridges carrying Illinois two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and fifty one over Interstate eighty in Peru will
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  Speaker 1: begin on Monday, July thirteenth. Work will repair the bridges,
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  Speaker 1: including deck patching and resurfacing, removal and replacement of their
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  Speaker 1: bearings and expand joints, and shoulder repairs. One lane will
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  Speaker 1: be open in each direction on Illinois two hundred and
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  Speaker 1: fifty one, and there will be occasional lane closures on
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  Speaker 1: I eighty during the project, which is expected to be
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  Speaker 1: completed in the fall. According to the release, motorists can
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  Speaker 1: expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through
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  Speaker 1: this area and be prepared for slow and stop traffic.
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  Speaker 1: According to the release, the use of alternate routes should
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  Speaker 1: be considered to avoid the work area when feasible. Drivers
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  Speaker 1: are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and
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  Speaker 1: signs in work zones, obey posted speed limits, refrain from
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  Speaker 1: using mobile devices, and be alert for workers and equipment.
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  Speaker 1: According to the release, this one point eight million dollars
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  Speaker 1: project is part of idot's Rebuild Illinois initiative. Over the
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  Speaker 1: next six years, IDOTE is planning to improve seven one
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  Speaker 1: hundred and seven lane miles of highway and eight point
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  Speaker 1: four million square feet of bridge deck as part of
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  Speaker 1: Rebuild Illinois, which is investing thirty three point two billion
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  Speaker 1: dollars into all modes of transportation for IDOT District three.
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  Speaker 1: Updates on X follow at IDOD District three.