IL 13/127 (Murphysboro to Pinckneyville) Project Study

Corridor Protection is allowed under Section 4-510 of the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/4-510). Since the public meeting, a final Corridor Protection Map has been filed in the Perry County Recorder’s Office. This filing provides a means of protecting the right of way needed for future improvements.

Corridor protection applies to the portion of the project known as the West Bypass. More particularly, it begins a short distance south of Chicken Creek on existing Illinois Route 13/127; it proceeds in a northerly direction around the west side of Pinckneyville to an ending point on existing Illinois Route 13/127 a short distance north of Quail Ridge Road.

The Corridor Protection Map indicates the approximate right-of-way limits that are anticipated to be needed for the corridor. Property owners planning to make an improvement within the corridor should contact IDOT by registered mail no less than sixty (60) days prior to starting construction. The Department will decide within forty-five (45) days whether or not to acquire the additional right of way.

RECORDED CORRIDOR PROTECTION MAP: Illinois Route 13 127 Perry County (485k pdf)

Corridor Protection Aerial Mosaics:
Area 1 (994k pdf)
Area 2 (470k pdf)
Area 3 (1.1mb pdf)

The project's Environmental Assessment (EA), containing the final analyses and reporting on the preferred alternatives, was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on September 14, 2007. The FHWA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for this project on December 16, 2008. These documents may be viewed by clicking below:

IL13-127 Environmental Assessment
IL13-127 EA Appendices
IL13-127 EA Exhibits
IL13-127 Environmental Assessment Errata
IL13-127 FONSI

Pinckneyville Area Citizens Advisory Council

In 2004 the IDOT District 9 Office decided to assemble an Illinois 13/127 Pinckneyville Area Citizens Advisory Council to gain insight into the issues and values of the public in the Pinckneyville area in hopes of better understanding what highway option would best serve the community.  The intent for forming an Illinois 13/127 Pinckneyville Area Citizens Advisory Council was to provide an effective means for public discussion on the five alternate alignments under consideration in the Pinckneyville area. Sixteen council members plus four technical advisors served on the assembled group.View the Advisory Council’s Final Report (606k pdf)

Any further questions can be addressed by calling or visiting the IDOT Region 5, District 9 Headquarters at 2801 West Murphysboro Rd. on the west edge of Carbondale at (618) 549-2171.

Project Newsletter:

IL13-127 September 2007 Newsletter

Aerial Mosaic of Proposed Improvements

Area 1 - Ava Road to Beaucoup Creek
Area 2 - Beaucoup Creek to Deer Creek
Area 3 - Deer Creek Road to Bethel-Gale Road
Area 4 - Bethel-Gale Road to Vergennes - Vergennes Bypass
Area 5 - Vergennes to Elkville Road - Vergennes Bypass
Area 6 - Elkville Road to Youngs Creek
Area 7 - Youngs Creek to Airport
Area 8 - Airport to IL 152
Area 9 - IL 152 interchange
Area 10 - IL 152 to Linderwood-Antelope Road
Area 11 - Linderwood-Antelope Road to Chicken Creek
Area 12 - Chicken Creek to Tiger Road - Pinckneyville Bypass
Area 13 - L 154 interchange - Pinckneyville Bypass
Area 14 - IL 154 to Quail Ridge Road - Pinckneyville Bypass