NOTICE

OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING
FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSTATE 57 INTERCHANGE AT MANTENO

WEDNESDAY

MAY 18, 2005

4 PM TO 7 PM

LEO T. HASSETT COMMUNITY CENTER

211 NORTH MAIN STREET

MANTENO, ILLINOIS

 (NO FORMAL PRESENTATION)

 THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT 3 OFFICE, WILL CONDUCT AN OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSTATE 57 INTERCHANGE AT MANTENO.  THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, WHICH CARRIES COUNTY HIGHWAY 9 (DIVISION STREET) OVER I-57, WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.  DIVISION STREET WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS.  TRAFFIC SIGNALS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE RAMP INTERSECTIONS AND AT THE DIVISION STREET/CYPRESS STREET INTERSECTION.  TURN LANES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE RAMP INTERSECTIONS AND AT CYPRESS STREET.  CYPRESS STREET WILL BE REALIGNED TO THE EAST.  RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

 IDOT PERSONNEL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CITIZENS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT.  RELATED EXHIBITS, MAPS, AND PLANS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.  THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL PRESENTATION.  ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE.

DISABLED PERSONS PLANNING TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR OTHER SIMILAR ASSISTANCE, SHOULD NOTIFY MR. TED FULTZ OF THIS OFFICE.  WRITE TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 700 EAST NORRIS DRIVE, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350 (FAX 815/434‑8553) OR TELEPHONE 815/434‑8469 (TDD NUMBER 815/434‑8510) SO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE MADE.