Irving Park Road improvement project begins this week

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that starting this week, an improvement project on Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) from Roselle Road, in Roselle, to Baker Drive, in Itasca, will require daily lane closures.

The $3.9 million project, which consists of patching and resurfacing the 2.4-mile stretch of Irving Park Road, replacing deteriorated curbs, modernizing traffic signals and widening shoulders, is anticipated to be completed in September. Access to residences and businesses within the work zone will be maintained throughout construction.

The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Alternative routes are encouraged. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits and be on the 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 Five of Rebuild Illinois include approximately $16 billion of improvements statewide on 6,541 miles of highway, 686 bridges and 986 additional safety improvements.

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