IL 23 and 38 – Union Pacific Railroad Grade Crossing in DeKalb Closure

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the IL 23 and 38-Union Pacific Railroad grade crossing located in DeKalb will be closed on Monday, June 13, 2016. IL 23 and 38 will be closed for up to 12 days to allow the Union Pacific Railroad to repair their Main 1 grade crossing and reconstruct their Main 2 crossing. In order to provide a detour that will accommodate truck traffic, the following detour routes will be used:

• IL 23 northbound traffic will proceed east on Fairview Drive to Peace Road; thence north on Peace Road to Barber Greene Road; thence west on Barber Greene Road back to IL 23.
• IL 23 southbound traffic will proceed east on Barber Greene Road to Peace Road; thence south on Peace Road to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview Drive back to IL 23.
• IL 38 westbound traffic will proceed south on Peace Road to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview Drive to IL 23 (south Fourth Street); thence south on IL 23 to Harveststore Drive; thence west on Harveststore Drive to south First Street; thence north on south First Street to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview Drive to Annie Glidden Road; thence north on Annie Glidden Road back to IL 38.
• IL 38 eastbound traffic will proceed south on Annie Glidden Road to Fairview Drive; thence east on Fairview Drive to south First Street; thence south on south First Street to Harveststore Drive; thence east on Harveststore Drive to IL 23 (south Fourth Street); thence north on IL 23 to Fairview Drive; thence east on Fairview Drive to Peace Road; thence north on Peace Road back to IL 38.

Motorists are urged to use caution and expect delays while traveling the detour route. Please slow down and use extreme caution while driving through all work zones.

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