KEWANEE - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, work on Illinois 81 in Kewanee will begin Monday, March 9. The work zone is from Union Street to Lexington Avenue.

Work will remove trees in the area in preparation for the future reconstruction of Illinois 81 in Kewanee. There will be daily lane closures controlled by flaggers during the work, which is scheduled to be completed on March 31.

Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zone areas, 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 7,107 lane miles of highway and 8.4 million square feet of bridge deck as part of Rebuild Illinois, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation. Accomplishments through Year Six of Rebuild Illinois include almost $20.8 billion of improvements statewide to 21,309 lane miles of highway, 815 bridges and 1,181 additional safety improvements.

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