Illinois 251 work in Rockford and Loves Park begins Aug. 4

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, work on Illinois 251 (North Second Street) through Rockford and Loves Park will begin Monday, Aug. 4. The work zone is from Whitman Street in Rockford to Snow Avenue in Loves Park and includes a portion of Forest Hills Road to Landstrom Road.

Work will patch, mill and resurface the road, in addition to ADA sidewalk improvements and retaining wall repairs. There will be staged construction with two lanes of traffic open in each direction during the project. Work in the center lanes will be done at night. The $7.6 million project is expected to be completed by Nov. 15.

Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zone areas, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment.

Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,200 miles of highway and nearly 9 million square feet of bridge deck as part of Rebuild Illinois, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation. Accomplishments through Year Six of Rebuild Illinois include almost $20.8 billion of improvements statewide on 7,897 miles of highway, 815 bridges and 1,181 additional safety improvements.

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