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Interstate 39 bridge deck repair project continues north of La Salle · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Interstate thirty nine bridge deck repair project continues north of
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  Speaker 1: Lasal Written by Emily Bbe, This article is being read
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  Speaker 1: by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Department of Transportation's three point seven million dollars bridge
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  Speaker 1: deck repair project on Interstate thirty nine in LaSalle County
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  Speaker 1: is entering its fifth month after breaking ground in March.
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  Speaker 1: The project is part of the Rebuild Illinois capital program,
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  Speaker 1: which funds infrastructure improvements across the state. IDA began the
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  Speaker 1: repair work on the I thirty nine bridge deck on
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  Speaker 1: March sixteenth, and the main purpose of the project is
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  Speaker 1: to repair the bridge deck crossing Interstate eighty near LaSalle.
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  Speaker 1: Other elements include shoulder repairs, replacement of expansion joints, and
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  Speaker 1: the application of a latex overlay to improve traction. The
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  Speaker 1: I thirty nine bridges are being repaired one lane at
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  Speaker 1: a time, with the inside lanes being first to be
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  Speaker 1: worked on. Christopher Owens I DOOT Region two Communications Outreach
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  Speaker 1: Liaison said there are some lane closures that drivers should
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  Speaker 1: be aware of. On I thirty nine. Traffic is reduced
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  Speaker 1: to one lane in each direction in the work zone.
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  Speaker 1: All lanes will be open on I eight at the interchange,
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  Speaker 1: but traffic will be shifted to accommodate construction near the bridges.
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  Speaker 1: Owen said the bridge deck repairs are still on track
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  Speaker 1: to be completed by November, and Owen said there have
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  Speaker 1: been no delays or issues preventing construction from being completed.
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  Speaker 1: Owen said they are making progress on the inside lanes
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  Speaker 1: of the I thirty nine bridges since March. Repairs are
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  Speaker 1: almost completed on one half of both bridges. Currently, bridge
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  Speaker 1: deck repairs, replacement of expansion joints, and the application of
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  Speaker 1: a latex overlay are being done on the inside lanes
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  Speaker 1: of the I thirty nine bridges. Once repairs are completed,
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  Speaker 1: traffic will be shifted to the inside lane and similar
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  Speaker 1: repairs will be done on the outside lanes, he said.
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  Speaker 1: During this construction, Owen said there are things drivers need
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  Speaker 1: to watch out for. Motorists should be aware of the
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  Speaker 1: changing conditions and posted speed limits in the work zone,
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  Speaker 1: namely the lane shifts. Also, please use caution when using
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  Speaker 1: the loop ramps from I eight to merge onto I
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  Speaker 1: thirty nine. Northbound and southbound traffic from these ramps need
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  Speaker 1: to yield to mainline traffic. Owen said, for I doot
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