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3467:
I got the impression these will all get done. Money is expected to be OK . Also as they catch up on maintenance and bridges they can do more.
Beardstown Bridge is still listed @74 but structural steel is way up. So it will be more they can cover without it being a big deal.
Big problem the labor shortage from covid in the department and construction.

Rick Powell:

--- Quote from: 3467 on September 26, 2022, 09:56:35 PM --- Idot.illinois.gov/data-driven-decisions.html

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According to the DDD scoring, these are the top IDOT capacity improvement projects by region/district:

Region 1 (Schaumburg): US 30 from IL 47 to ILL 31
Region 2 (Dixon/Ottawa): I-74/ILL 5 Interchange; I-80 Seneca Intchg to Morris Intchg
Region 3 (Peoria/Paris): US 34 from E of Gulfport to W of Biggsville; I-74 Prospect Ave to University Ave
Region 4 (Springfield/Effingham): I-55 Clear Lake Ave to Sangamon Ave; no candidate in D7
Region 5 (Collinsville/Carbondale): I-270 Six Laning Madison County; ILL 13 Crab Orchard

3467:
Region 4 is going to shift the stretch of 67 to Safety. He can add shoulders intersection improvements with out the DVD scoring which it scores very low due to very low volumes. Shoulders of whatever size exempt and not a flood plain issue. I got the impression same with passing lane. It was a strong hint what we should do for 104 to Macomb ....
Region 5 looks like he is going to run 67 and 127 through till he gets them.

edwaleni:

--- Quote from: 3467 on September 27, 2022, 03:33:19 PM ---Region 4 is going to shift the stretch of 67 to Safety. He can add shoulders intersection improvements with out the DVD scoring which it scores very low due to very low volumes. Shoulders of whatever size exempt and not a flood plain issue. I got the impression same with passing lane. It was a strong hint what we should do for 104 to Macomb ....
Region 5 looks like he is going to run 67 and 127 through till he gets them.

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"Region 4 is going to shift the stretch of 67 to Safety."

Does this mean Beardstown to the Macomb Bypass?

"Region 5 looks like he is going to run 67 and 127 through till he gets them."

I assume Dehli to the Jerseyville Bypass or all the way to Manchester?

And IL-127 from Carbondale to Pickneyville makes sense as Pickneyville is where the updates connecting the Metro-East with the Carbondale-Marion-Harrisburg MSA will take place. Just which route IDOT will use is still debatable.

Waterloo to Sparta or the Freeburg to Sparta route?

Edit: Never mind, the SE Connector is the Waterloo Route to Sparta.

edwaleni:
336 however has been superseded by 24 which is funded Peoria County wants corridor protection dropped.

The proposed route of 336 from Macomb east to the west side of Canton makes sense relative to US-24.

The problem is IDOT spent all their dough to get 336 to spin by Farmington and so it takes this big jog between Farmington and Canton to please both.

The jobs are in South Peoria off US-24 and that is where the people of Canton are coming and going.

If they can redirect corridor protection from west of Canton, through all the spent strip mines to Banner, then it would probably be more functional.

The City of Peoria didn't protect connection of I-74 and IL-336 going east to Farmington Road and recently allowed a Hindu Temple to build right along the IDOT owned ROW.

So who knows where this will end up.

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