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Here’s what construction is slated for IL Routes 71 and 47 in Kendall County · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Here's what construction is slated for ALE Routes seventy one
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  Speaker 1: and forty seven in Kendall County. Written by Joey Weslow,
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett. As we head into road travel seasons,
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  Speaker 1: construction work is planned that could cause backups along Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Route seventy one and Illinois Route forty seven. The Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Department of Transportation has projects focusing on the two highly
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  Speaker 1: trafficked roadways in Yorkville and across Kendall County as the
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  Speaker 1: population in the region continues to grow. The projects are
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  Speaker 1: designed to enable the roadways to accommodate larger traffic volumes
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  Speaker 1: and to improve current traffic backups that are especially troublesome
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  Speaker 1: around rush hour periods. I DOOT is widening Route seventy
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  Speaker 1: one through Kendall County from a two to a four
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  Speaker 1: lane highway with a raised median from Illinois Route one
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  Speaker 1: to Tie twenty six to Orchard Road in Oswego. The
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  Speaker 1: project is projected to be completed by the end of
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Drivers currently passing through Route seventy one
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  Speaker 1: must navigate through a large construction zone. Workers are paving
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  Speaker 1: the new westbound lanes, with two way traffic confined to
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  Speaker 1: the eastbound lanes. By August, the construction crew should be
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  Speaker 1: finishing the westbound lanes and switching to work on the
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  Speaker 1: eastbound lanes. Two way traffic will then be directed to
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  Speaker 1: the westbound lanes. The eastbound lanes of Route seventy one
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  Speaker 1: are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.
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  Speaker 1: Traffic will remain confined to the westbound lanes as workers
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  Speaker 1: continue roadway improvements in the eastbound lanes, including on the
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  Speaker 1: median curb and gutter guardrails and electrical infrastructure. The eastbound lanes.
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  Speaker 1: Construction is expected to be completed by the summer twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven. The City of Yorkville has been preparing to
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  Speaker 1: relocate underground U utilities like water mains and sewers along
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  Speaker 1: Route forty seven in preparation for i doot's massive expansion
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  Speaker 1: of the Route forty seven corridor from Kennedy Road in
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville out to sugar Groves Cross Street. The project will
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  Speaker 1: stretch from Kendall County to unincorporated Kane County. I DOT
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  Speaker 1: is involved in all parts of the project, including widening
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  Speaker 1: the intersections at Root forty seven and Galina Road. Once completed,
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  Speaker 1: Root forty seven will be widened and expanded and will
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  Speaker 1: feature pathways and bridges more accessible to pedestrians. The work
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  Speaker 1: on Route forty seven from Jericho Way to water Parkway
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  Speaker 1: is expected to begin in twenty twenty seven. Construction crews
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  Speaker 1: will also be on Route forty seven from water Parkway
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  Speaker 1: to Kennedy Drive. Once construction begins, the total project is
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  Speaker 1: expected to take at least two years to complete. Yorkville
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  Speaker 1: Public Works Director Eric Deuce previously said the project will
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  Speaker 1: cause temporary traffic congestion, but will be well worth it
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  Speaker 1: in the law long run. He said drivers will see
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  Speaker 1: a huge improvement on traffic flows, hopefully alleviating the half
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  Speaker 1: mile backups during rush hour. IODOT will provide further updates
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  Speaker 1: when workers are in the construction area so drivers can
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  Speaker 1: proceed through the work zones safely.