Politics & Government

IDOT Crews Fixing Crumbling Concrete on Western Bypass Bridge

The $88.5 million four-lane highway was completed in September 2014.

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ALGONQUIN, IL - Just over a year after construction was completed on Algonquin’s $88.5 million Western Bypass, IDOT crews are fixing crumbling concrete on a portion of a bridge over Route 62 , according to the Daily Herald. The fix is aesthetic in nature and the concrete, which has started to break, does not hang over traffic and is not posing a risk to motorists.

Village President John Schmitt said it is normal for crews to make a couple tweaks following large construction projects, the newspaper reports.

Read more on the Daily Herald.

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