Project Description
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IL13 near Crainville |
The project consists of adding a third lane in each
direction to Illinois Route 13 from Division Street in
Carterville to Williamson County Parkway in Marion. It
will also work to provide a supplemental frontage road
network to address issues with economic development,
safety, and traffic mobility and efficiency. Today,
traffic levels reach nearly 36,000 vehicles per day on a
4-lane roadway system that nears or exceeds acceptable
capacity levels (IL
13 Traffic Data). This traffic, coupled with
numerous closely spaced intersections has compromised
safety and traffic mobility and efficiency. In a
six-year period from 2001 to 2006, there was a total of
1190 crashes resulting in three deaths and 103 Type A
injuries. A Type A injury is defined as any injury,
other than a fatal injury, which prevents the injured
person from walking, driving, or normally continuing the
activities he/she was capable of performing before the
injury occurred.
The following data sheets
show accident statistics for IL13:
Accident Data
Chart.pdf (~350k pdf)
Accident Data Pie Charts.pdf (~350k pdf)
Past detailed studies and
public comment have resulted in the following proposed
plan:
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An additional 12-foot
lane in each direction, 10-foot paved outside
shoulders and 4 to 6-foot inside shoulders.
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Improvements and/or
channelization at all intersections within the
project limits.
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Addition of a railroad
overpass over the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe
Railroad crossing and Marathon Drive near the
Illinois Centre Mall.
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Supplemental frontage
roads in portions of the corridor consisting of one
12-foot travel lane in each direction and an
adjacent 10-foot wide bicycle / pedestrian path
separated from the frontage road by an open ditch.
This network will include an interchange at the
existing Wolf Creek Road intersection near
Crainville.
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Extending existing cross
road drainage culverts.
The following plans outline
the proposed roadway network improvements (areas in
order from West to East):
IL-13 Project
Area1.pdf (~2.23mb pdf)
IL-13 Project
Area2.pdf (~1.67mb pdf)
IL-13 Project
Area3.pdf (~1.72mb pdf)
IL-13 Project
Area4.pdf (~2.21mb pdf)
Corridor Protection
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IL13 @ Williamson Co.
Parkway |
Corridor Protection is allowed under Section 4-510 of
the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/4-510). Following
the public meeting, a final Corridor Protection Map will
be filed in the Williamson County Recorder’s Office.
This filing provides a means of protecting the right of
way needed for future improvements.
Planned areas
for corridor protection are:
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South side of Illinois
Route 13 between Walton Way and Skyline Road in
Marion.
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Intersection of Illinois
Route 13 and Illinois Route 148 near Herrin.
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North side of Illinois
Route 13 between Briggs Road near Herrin, Illinois
to Division Street in Carterville, Illinois.
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South side of Illinois
Route 13 between Briggs Road near Herrin, Illinois
to Main Street at Crainville.
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Intersection of Illinois
Route 13 and Division Street in Carterville.
The Corridor Protection Map
will show the approximate right-of-way limits that are
anticipated to be needed for the corridor. Property
owners planning to make an improvement within the
corridor should contact IDOT no less than sixty (60)
days prior to starting construction. The Department will
decide within forty-five (45) days whether or not to
acquire the additional right of way.
This
proposal was presented at an Open House Public
Informational Meeting on October 25, 2007 and the
results were recently released in an
IDOT press release. Any further questions can be
addressed by calling or visiting the IDOT Region 5,
District 9 Headquarters at 2801 West Murphysboro Rd. on
the west edge of Carbondale at (618) 549-2171.
