A large chunk of U.S. 150 in Galesburg is getting pavement patching starting next week.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that work on U.S. 150 from Allens Ave. to Grand Ave. on Main St., then Main St. to Michigan Ave. on Grand Ave. will start Monday, September 19.
The project, which is expected to be completed by October, also includes repairs to the curbs and will require intermittent lane closures.
This comes as another pavement patching project gets started Friday on westbound Interstate 74 between the Spoon River Rest Area and U.S. 150/Illinois 97 interchange to the east of Knoxville.
The project is expected to wrap up by October and will require lane closures.
While the work is underway, IDOT says that motorists should plan to allow extra time on trips through the area or avoid it all together.
Drivers are urged to stay off mobile phones, obey posted speed limits, and be alert for workers and equipment.
Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. IDOT says drivers should use alternative routes to avoid the work area, when feasible.
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.
