Work underway on Illinois 38 in Franklin Grove

FRANKLIN GROVE – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that construction is underway on Illinois 38 in Franklin Grove. The work zone is located between Sycamore and North State streets.

Work will repair the longitudinal joints in the road. There will be daytime lane closures controlled by flaggers during the project, which is expected to be completed by the middle of September.

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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