Vehicle weight restrictions start Feb. 3 in Henry County

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild Interstate 80 from Ridge Road, in Minooka, to U.S. 30, in Joliet and New Lenox, stage changes are scheduled to take place over two consecutive nights beginning, weather permitting, Monday, April 6. The closures are necessary to safely facilitate work zone stage changes.

EFFINGHAM – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the first phase of a three-year bridge replacement and pavement reconstruction project on Interstate 70 at Altamont begins Monday, April 6. The $32.7 million project consists of reconstructing the I-70 bridges at the Altamont interchange, repairs to the bridges just west of the interchange and reconstruction of the pavement, adding auxiliary lanes for the interchange loop ramps and the full reconstruction of outer ramps.

KANKAKEE – The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend an informational public meeting on Wednesday, April 8, to view and comment on the preliminary engineering and environmental study for the improvement of Illinois 50 from south of Brookmont Boulevard to Jeffrey Street in Kankakee. The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at Kankakee Community College, Building D, 100 College Drive, Kankakee.