Work on Illinois 40 in Buda begins Aug. 11

BUDA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, work will begin on Monday, Aug. 11, on the Illinois 40 bridge crossing the BNSF railroad in Buda. The work zone is located nearly 5 miles south of Interstate 80.

Work will replace the bridge deck and approaches and perform other repairs. The project will require a complete closure of the structure. A marked detour will direct traffic to use U.S. 6/34, U.S. 34, Illinois 78 and Illinois 91. The $1.9 million project is expected to be completed by the end of November.

Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zone areas, 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 3,200 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.

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