Pavement Preservation Project On Illinois 128 Near Beecher City Begins July 18th

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a pavement preservation project will begin Thursday, July 18, on Illinois 128 from Illinois 33 in Beecher City to the Shelby County line. The project is expected to take about a week to complete. 

This 2.5-mile project will help preserve and maintain the existing pavement. One lane will be closed at times to complete the various operations. Flaggers will be used to direct motorists through the work zones. Further improvements on Illinois 128, including resurfacing in Shelby County to Illinois 16, are scheduled in 2025.  

Motorists are encouraged to allow for extra travel time through the work zone. 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 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 Four of Rebuild Illinois included approximately $12.1 billion of improvements statewide on 5,339 miles of highway, 533 bridges and 762 additional safety improvements. 

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