Public meeting Dec. 12 on improvements to Dixie Highway at County Line Road

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that a public meeting will be held Dec. 12 on a preliminary engineering and environmental study to improve Dixie Highway (Illinois 1) at County Line Road in Will and Kankakee counties. ​

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of the study process, introduce the proposed improvement alternatives and obtain public input. The study will evaluate the intersection and develop alternative improvements to address existing deficiencies and drainage concerns within the corridor.

The public meeting will be in an open-house format. All interested parties are encouraged to attend:

Thursday, Dec. 12

4-7 p.m.

Grant Park Community Center

209 W. Dixie Highway

Grant Park, Ill. ​ 60940

Exhibits will be on display and an audio-visual presentation will be shown continuously during the meeting. Project team members will be present to answer questions.

For more information on the study, visit idot.click/IL1. Comments may be submitted at the meeting or emailed to DOT.IL1atCountyLineRd@illinois.gov. They may also be mailed to:

Illinois Department of Transportation

Bureau of Programming, Attn: Mike Phan, P.E.

201 West Center Court

Schaumburg, Ill. 60196-1096

All comments received by Jan. 2 will become part of the official public record.

To request accommodations, including Spanish interpretation and to assist individuals without internet access, please contact, Mike Phan at (847) 705-4634. TTY/TTD (866) 273-3681 or Telebraille services at (877) 526-6670. It may take at least five days to provide accommodations.

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