Some Illinois roads to be reopened ahead of Fourth of July

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — One Illinois agency is helping travel ahead of the holiday by temporarily suspending several closures.

Four million Illinoisans are expected to travel for the nation’s birthday, according to AAA. Many will choose travelling by car, and the Illinois Department of Transportation is opening roads across the state to ease the flow of traffic.

The highways will have their closures suspended from 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 7.

Officials remind drivers to be sober, follow the posted speed limit and be alert when travelling through construction zones. They also ask people to buckle up and stay off their phones.

Some regions in Central Illinois will still have lanes closed during the holiday weekend.

Champaign County

• Westbound I-74 ramp to northbound I-57 in Champaign; closed, detour posted.
  • Northbound I-57 ramp to westbound I-74; closed, detour posted.
• I-57 at the U.S. 45 interchange in Pesotum (exit 220); lane reductions continue.
• I-74 at the Illinois 130 interchange in Urbana (exit 185); lane reductions continue.

Coles County

• I-57 over U.S. 45 south of Mattoon; lane reductions continue.

Edgar County

• U.S. 150 east of Paris; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Effingham County

• Fayette Avenue between Henrietta and Walnut streets in Effingham; lane reductions continue.
• I-70 between Montrose and the Cumberland County line; lane reductions continue.
• U.S. 45 about three miles south of Illinois 37; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
• Illinois 37 over the Wabash River just south of I-57; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Ford County

• Illinois 115 about 3 miles north of Illinois 54; closed, detour posted.

Macon County

• I-72 east of Forsyth; lane reductions continue.
• Illinois 121 just east of the Logan County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
• Pershing Road (Illinois 121) at University Avenue in Decatur; lane reductions continue on both roads.

Piatt County

• Bridge Street over I-72 in Monticello; lane reductions continue.

Sangamon County

• Illinois 104 west of Auburn; lane reductions continue.

Vermilion County

• Eastbound I-74 between U.S. 150 and Bowman Avenue in Danville; lane reductions continue.
• Westbound I-74 between Bowman Avenue in Danville and G Street in Tilton; lane reductions continue.
• U.S. 150 over I-74 in Tilton; lane reductions continue.
• I-74 east of Bowman Avenue in Danville; lane reductions continue.
• Illinois 1 about 2 miles north of Rossville; lane reductions continue.
• Illinois 49 northwest of Armstrong; lane reductions continue.
• I-74 between mileposts 205 near Oakwood and 216 at Danville; lane reductions continue.

A full list of all closures can be found on the IDOT’s website.

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