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 5-18-2012
5-18-2012: On Monday, May 21st, the traffic pattern on Virginia Road will be modified. The northbound lane of Virginia will remain in its current location, but the southbound lanes will be shifted east to allow work to proceed on the west side of Virginia. Please use caution when driving through this area.
5-7-2012: New photos have been added to the Photos page! Click here to view! 5-4-2012: The traffic pattern on Pingree Road has been modified - please use care when driving through this area. Pingree Road traffic has been shifted to the east to allow the last portion of existing pavement in the northwest corner to be replaced. Please use extra caution when making turns onto Pingree Road from Rakow because the travel lanes are now east of where they used to be. Also, in order to construct the last remaining center section of Rakow Road at IL 31, it will be necessary to remove the temporary asphalt pavement in the radius that is currently in place at the intersection. This work will be done Saturday, May 5th and will affect the southbound turning movements from IL 31 onto westbound Rakow. Please use extra care when making this turn. |
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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