Rakow Road Construction
This site is designed to keep you updated about the ongoing construction project on Rakow Road.
Listed first is the most current information followed by overall project information. Check back periodically to get information about future activities and the construction progress.
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LATEST INFORMATION: last updated 4-19-2013
4-19-2013: MCDOT would like to thank everyone for supporting the 2013 National Work Zone Awareness Week. Please remember to respect work zones every day and be aware all year long.
4-18-2013: National Work Zone Awareness Week continues… Click here for more info. Did you know that in 2010, there were 4,863 crashes in work zones that resulted in 24 fatalities and 1,525 injuries? Please use extra caution in our areas' work zones!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge4Z8ym3Eeg&feature=endscreen&NR=1 4-17-2013: National Work Zone Awareness Week continues… Speeding in work zones gets you nowhere fast! Click here for more info. Did you know that going 45 MPH in a work zone that is posted at 35 MPH will only save you 47 seconds of travel time if the work zone is two miles long? MCDOT reminds you that work zone speed limits are for drivers’ safety and workers’ safety. Saving an extra minute or two by speeding in a work zone is just not worth it. Check out this video to learn more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqB51l6lCq8 4-16-2013: In recognition of Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, MCDOT reminds motorists that “We’re all in this together”! Please click here to view more information on work zone safety. As part of the MCDOT’s recognition of 2013 National Work Zone Awareness Week, please remember “We’re All In This Together” and check out this video describing why work zone safety is so important to the men and women who work on our roads every day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R_OAf5yVRM MCDOT reminds you to slow down in work zones and respect the work environment of those who work on our areas roadways. Watch this video to see if you would like someone driving through the place where you work at 65 MPH. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeoB3tIb2RI |
Project Information
The Rakow Road Construction project is scheduled to begin in Spring 2011 and be completed with all new lanes open to traffic in late Fall 2012, weather permitting. The limits for the project include Rakow Road from south of Ackman Road to IL 31 - a length of just over three miles. There will be one lane of traffic in each direction open throughout the entire project. The widening of Rakow Road needs to be done because the amount of traffic using the road has grown tremendously. Adding new lanes will meet the current and future traffic demands.
Six thru lanes will be provided between Ackman Road and Pyott Road and four thru lanes from Pyott Road to IL 31. Rakow Road will be re-aligned east of McHenry Avenue to soften the road curve. The new pavement will be of a composite design, with a thick and strong concrete pavement constructed on an improved subgrade, overlaid with a wearing surface of asphalt pavement.
All of the intersections along the project limits will be channelized for improved traffic safety and flow; the signalized intersections will include dual left-turn lanes, where deemed necessary, for greater capacity and efficiency. Modernized and/or new traffic signals will be installed at the intersections of Ackman Road, McHenry Avenue, Pyott Road, Virginia Road, Pingree Road and IL 31. The project also includes the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Rakow Road for the McHenry County Conservation District Bike Trail just east of Pyott Road.
Six thru lanes will be provided between Ackman Road and Pyott Road and four thru lanes from Pyott Road to IL 31. Rakow Road will be re-aligned east of McHenry Avenue to soften the road curve. The new pavement will be of a composite design, with a thick and strong concrete pavement constructed on an improved subgrade, overlaid with a wearing surface of asphalt pavement.
All of the intersections along the project limits will be channelized for improved traffic safety and flow; the signalized intersections will include dual left-turn lanes, where deemed necessary, for greater capacity and efficiency. Modernized and/or new traffic signals will be installed at the intersections of Ackman Road, McHenry Avenue, Pyott Road, Virginia Road, Pingree Road and IL 31. The project also includes the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Rakow Road for the McHenry County Conservation District Bike Trail just east of Pyott Road.
McHenry County Division of Transportation
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