Public meeting on Nov. 20 to discuss U.S. 150 improvements in Galesburg

GALESBURG –The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend an informational public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20, to view and comment on the preliminary engineering study for the improvement of U.S. 150 (Main Street) from Allens Avenue to Grand Avenue and of U.S. 150 (Grand Avenue) from Main Street to Logistics Parkway/Knox County Highway 32 in Galesburg. The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at King Elementary School gymnasium, 1018 S. Farnham St.

The public is invited to stop by at any time during the meeting to view displays, discuss design concepts with IDOT staff, ask questions and provide public comment. There will be no formal presentation.

Proposed improvements include:

The public is encouraged to submit comments. Comments can be submitted at the meeting, mailed to the address listed below, or submitted electronically to the email address listed below. Comments received by Dec. 5 will become part of the public meeting record.

The meeting location is accessible to people with disabilities. For more information about this meeting or the project in general, contact:

Karen Dvorsky, Program Development Engineer
​Illinois Department of Transportation
​401 Main St.
​Peoria, IL 61602
​Phone: 309-671-3491
​Email: DOT.GrandAveProject@Illinois.gov

For more information on IDOT projects, click here. For IDOT District 4 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict4 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com and www.gettingaroundpeoria.com.

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.