Work on Illinois 73 in Stephenson County begins Sept. 8

LENA – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, construction will begin Monday, Sept. 8, on the bridge carrying Illinois 73 over Yellow Creek in Stephenson County. The work zone is located just south of U.S. 20 and Lena.

Work will repair the bridge deck and replace bridge joints. One lane of traffic will be open and controlled by temporary signals during the project, which 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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