Public invited to provide input on project in Whiteside County on June 18

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation will host a public meeting for proposed improvements to the intersection of West Lincoln Highway (West Fourth Street) and McCue/Emerson Road in Whiteside County on Wednesday, June 18. The event will be from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Sterling Township Office, 505 W. Lynn Blvd., Sterling.

This meeting will be held in an open house format with no formal presentation. The public is invited to attend at any time during the hours listed to view informational displays, speak with project representatives, ask questions and share feedback.

IDOT is currently conducting a Phase I preliminary engineering and environmental study of the intersection of West Lincoln Highway and McCue/Emerson Road west of Sterling. This study will examine constructing a roundabout to address the safety and mobility of traffic at the intersection. Currently, this is a one-way stop intersection with traffic from McCue/Emerson Road yielding to traffic on West Lincoln Highway.

Comments and questions are encouraged and can be submitted anytime through the website at https://idot.click/WestLincolnandMcCue.

Comments may also be mailed to:

Illinois Department of Transportation

District 2

819 Depot Ave.

Dixon, IL 61021

Attn: Brad Cushman

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 Five of Rebuild Illinois include approximately $16 billion of improvements statewide on 6,541 miles of highway, 686 bridges and 986 additional safety improvements.

For IDOT District 2 updates, follow us on X at @IDOTDistrict2 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com. ​