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Illinois Route 47: Reed Road to U.S. 14
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Overview and Scope
IL 47 Reed to US 14
The proposed scope of work for this project is to reconstruct the mainly two-lane roadway corridor to provide improved traffic mobility and capacity. IDOT proposes the following scope of work while improving safety and mobility for vehicles and pedestrians:
- Two lanes in each direction separated by a grass or raised median,
- The addition of paved shoulders through high speed areas and turn lanes throughout,
- Accommodations for sidewalk and shared-use path to support pedestrian and cyclists
- Inclusion of water quality features, such as, bioswales and/or native plantings and ditch modifications, which, provide filtration for improved water quality.
Pleasant Valley Road Realignment
The general scope of work in this area would consist of realigning Pleasant Valley Road to create a four-leg intersection at the existing three-leg intersection of IL 47 at IL 176 South Junction. After the improvement, the existing Pleasant Valley Road will no longer have access to IL 47 at the current location and will be closed off with a cul-de-sac. All parcels along the existing Pleasant Valley Road that are impacted by the realignment will have access to the new Pleasant Valley Road alignment.
Details
Phase I
- Completed
Phase II (we are here)
- Detailed Design & Contract Plans and
- ROW Acquisition (18-24 months)
Phase III
- Construction Begins
Improvements to the intersection of IL 47/IL 176 (north and south junction) and at Pleasant Valley Road are included in the Department’s FY 2020-2025 Proposed Highway Improvement Program. Total cost of this improvement including engineering for contract plans and land acquisition is $44.5 Million. Current engineering efforts are targeted to enable a contract letting in the middle years of the multi-year program contingent upon plan readiness, land acquisition, and funding availability through future annual legislative appropriations. Funding for the replacement of the existing bridge carrying IL 47 over the Kishwaukee River (south of Ballard Road) is also included in the Department’s FY 2020-2025 Proposed Highway Improvement Program. Total cost of this improvement is $8 Million. The current engineering efforts are targeted to enable a contract letting for the bridge replacement in the early years of the current mulit-year program timeframe contingent upon plan readiness, land acquisition, and funding availability through the Department future annual legislative appropriations. The remaining sections between Route 14 (US 14) to Reed Road will continue to be included in the Department’s priorities for inclusion in a future Multi-Year Highway Improvement Program among similar infrastructure needs through the region.
Environment
An Environmental Assessment was completed for the project in October of 2014 and a Finding Of No Significant Impacts was received from Federal Highway Authority in August of 2016.
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Construction
IDOT is currently at the early stages of Phase II for this project. As we make changes, this website will be updated accordingly.