OCTOBER 2012 ILLIANA EXPRESSWAY UPDATE Here are the maps showing the proposed B3 route for the proposed Illiana Expressway. Maps are from the Illiana Corridor Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
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Map of the proposed Illiana Expressway Corridor B3 route through Symerton and crossing Cedar Road
Map of the proposed Illiana Expressway Corridor B3 route as it connects with I-57 and goes south of Peotone
Map of the proposed Illiana Expressway Corridor B3 route as it travels south of Beecher
Map of the proposed Illiana Expressway Corridor B3 near the Illinois-Indiana State Line
Map of the proposed Illiana Expressway Corridor B3 route as it connects with I-65 in Indiana
Go HERE for an interactive map of the B3 Corridor.
Here are the maps showing the proposed A3S2 route for the proposed Illiana Expressway. Maps are from the Illiana Corridor Study Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
Proposed Illiana Expressway A3S2 corridor from I-65 in Indiana, north of Lowell, Indiana
Illiana Corridor A3S2 alignment south and east of Beecher, Illinois
Illiana Corridor A3S2 as it goes north of the proposed Peotone Airport
Illiana Corridor A3S2 as it travels south of Pauling Road
Proposed Illiana Corridor A3S2 as it travels south of Manhattan, Illinois
Illiana Corridor A3S2 as it travels north of Elwood, Illinois and near Channahon, Illinois to connect with I-55
In the midst of one of the worst droughts in 50 years, the 2012 Will County Fair will celebrate rural life and agriculture Wednesday, August 22 through Sunday, August 26th in Peotone, Illinois.
Display of Fruits and Vegetables at the Will County Fair
Dairy cattle at the Will County Fair
Goats at the Will County Fair
Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, August 22 "FAMILY DAY"
10:00 a.m.
Fair Opens to Public - $4.00 Gate Admission Per Person, Children under 10 FREE
4:00 p.m.
Carnival opens - All Rides $1.50 ea. or 16 for $20.00. www.luehrs.com for coupons
5:30 p.m.
5th annual Children's Ping Pong Ball Drop 5:30 pm FREE
Thursday, August 23 - "Senior Citizen's Day" and "Veterans Day"
8:00 a.m.
Fair Opens to Public - Senior Citizens and Veterans $2.00 Gate Admission per Person (All Day and Evening) $4.00 Gate Admission per Person, Children under 10 FREE
4:00 - 11:00 p.m.
"Ride-A-Thon Night" - Ride any ride as often as you like - $20.00 per person. www.luehrs.com for coupons
BABY SHOW (for babies 6 - 36 months) Have to be pre-registered - Copy of Certified County Birth Certificate required. Entries close Saturday, August 25 at 8:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Rodeo $8.00
3:00 p.m.
3rd Annual Chili Cook-off Pre-Registration Required (limited to the first 20 entries) Start: at about 8:00 a.m.. Judging time will be at about 3:00 pm
8:00 p.m.
Main Exhibit Building will close. Exhibitors should pick up entries from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Release of Commercial Exhibits
Everyday - Fair closes at 12 midnight every evening. Commercial Exhibit Building closes at 10:30 pm
Beer Garden Entertainment
Thursday: Black Cadillac Friday, Saturday &; Sunday: Gone Country All Star Music Machine appearing nightly
The Will County Fair is located on Peotone-Wilmington Road between Route 50 and I-57. Admission to the fair is 4 dollars and children under 10 are free.
MANHATTAN--The Manhattan
Village Board is expected to vote on a resolution calling for construction of
the Illiana Expressway during its regular village board meeting slated for 6:30
p.m., Tuesday, August 7.
The draft resolution calls
for construction of the B3 alternative, the more southerly of the two routes
identified by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The draft resolution
reports that truck traffic in the region is projected to increase by more than
200 percent by 2040.
The draft resolution says
the more northerly A3S2 corridor “travels adjacent to the Village of Manhattan
Town Center which would severely disrupt the commercial and compact residential
development potential around our Metra Station.”
Map from the Illiana Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement showing the route of the preliminarily recommended A3S2 corridor through Manhattan Township
The draft resolution asks
for interchanges to be added at Gougar and Cedar Roads.
The resolution concludes:
“Now therefore be it resolved, that the Village of Manhattan supports the B-3 route
and recommends for all of the above reasons, CMAP needs to add B3 to their 2040
Plan and that the Region should focus on the B3 route for construction of the
Illiana Expressway.
The Village Board meeting
will be held at the Manhattan Junior High School, 15606 West Smith Road,
Manhattan.
Mayor Bill Borgo discussed this upcoming vote at the Public Hearing on the Illiana Expressway held July 31, 2012 at Peotone High School:
