Nighttime patching on Interstate 57/70 and interchange ramps around Effingham begins Sept. 30

EFFINGHAM – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a 6-mile patching project on the six lanes of Interstate 57/70 and the three interchanges through Effingham will begin Monday, Sept. 30.

Work will occur between 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., and one lane of traffic in each direction will remain open on Interstate 57/70. Orange barrels, arrow and message boards will help direct traffic. All interstate ramps will remain open with orange barrels and arrow boards directing traffic. One road closure for about an evening will occur on Evergreen Avenue, west of Keller Drive. A marked detour route will be in place directing traffic north onto Keller Drive to Ford Avenue which will bring traffic back to Evergreen Avenue.

Motorists are encouraged to follow the traffic control devices and posted detour and should allow for extra travel time. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, 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 3,000 miles of highway and nearly 10 million square feet of bridge deck as part of the Rebuild Illinois capital program, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation. Accomplishments through Year Four of Rebuild Illinois included approximately $12.1 billion of improvements statewide on 5,339 miles of highway, 533 bridges and 762 additional safety improvements.

For IDOT District 7 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict7 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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