SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Beginning May 3, there will be some moving road work on Illinois Routes 38 and 47 in the Sugar Grove, Elburn and Lily Lake areas. Workers will be sealing joints and cracks on IL 38, from the DeKalb County Line to IL 47. Another crew will be working on IL 47 between IL 64 and Seavey Road. There will also be work on another stretch of IL 47 from Prairie Street to Jericho Road south of Sugar Grove.

These will be daytime moving operations, with no permanent lane closures. Flaggers will direct traffic around the work zones. The total cost of these projects is about $200,000. The work is scheduled to be completed by early June, weather permitting. Motorists should drive with care through the construction zones and watch for slowed or stopped traffic and workers. The contractors for the projects are Freehill Asphalt Incorporated of Watseka and K.R. Hartman Incorporated of Kankakee , Illinois .

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IDOT would like to remind motorists to abide by the posted speed limit and use extra caution when driving in work zones. When workers are present on Illinois highways the speed limit is 45 mph, unless otherwise posted. Keep Us Alive Drive 45 is the Orange Ribbon campaign IDOT launched this construction season to recognize those who have lost their lives in work zones and to remind motorists to slow down and stay alert when driving. In 2003, 44 people were killed in work zone related accidents. Five of those people were construction workers. In addition, one IDOT minuteman and a tollway worker were killed while on duty.

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