Flooding Causes Lake Co. Roadway To Collapse

LAKE COUNTY, IL -- The Lake County Division of Transportation has closed Gages Lake Road from Illinois Route 21 to Hunt Club Road. On Wednesday afternoon, floodwaters washed out a large culvert and collapsed the road just east of Leonard Drive. Lake County Division of Transportation maintenance crews were able to identify that the culvert was in distress and closed the road prior to the pavement collapsing, according to a news release.

The road will remain closed to through traffic until the culvert is replaced and the pavement repairs are complete. Lake County DOT officials are working to to get the road back open. An estimate of the length of time needed for the closure will be available when repair options have been more fully evaluated, according to a news release.

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Local traffic will have access from Hunt Club to Leonard Drive and Muirfield Drive and from Illinois Route 21 to Colby Road. The detour route is Hunt Club Road to Illinois Route 120 to Illinois Route 21.

Photo credit: Lake County DOT