Highway 29 between Princeton Road and the DePue Spur, County Road 2775 E/East Street, will be closed for culvert replacement work. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced the road will be closed to replace six concrete box culverts in DePue in Bureau County, work is expected to be completed by Fall. Detour signs will direct traffic to Illinois Route 26 to Interstate 180 to Illinois Highway 6 and onto the DePue Spur. The $3.4 million project will also mill and resurface the road within the work zone.
Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area and be prepared for slow and stopped traffic. To avoid the work area, when feasible, use of alternate routes should be considered. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, 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 2,500 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 Three of Rebuild Illinois included approximately $8.6 billion of improvements statewide on 4,422 miles of highway, 412 bridges, and 621 additional safety improvements.
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