Work on Illinois 73 in Stephenson County begins July 7

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, construction on Illinois 73 in Stephenson County will begin Monday, July 7. The 9-mile work zone is from Hickory Terrace in Lena to the Wisconsin state line.

Work will consist of pavement patching and resurfacing. There will be daytime lane closures controlled by flaggers during the $4 million project, which is anticipated to be completed in November.

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.

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