KENDALL COUNTY, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a corridor protection hearing in Yorkville on December 11 regarding a proposed 33 mile long transportation corridor to be preserved between Interstates 80 and 88.

The hearing will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, at the Beecher Community Center, 980 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. The hearing is an open house format and the public is invited to attend at any time during the hearing hours.

The purpose of the hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to review, discuss and comment on the corridor proposal. Displays will be available for public review and IDOT personnel will be available to discuss the corridor protection plan and to answer questions.

The hearing site is accessible to disabled individuals. Anyone needing special accommodations should contact the Department's Ottawa District Office at any of the above phone numbers prior to the hearing date.

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