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The IL Route 29 Study is investigating alternatives to enhance transportation systems in the IL Route 29 corridor between IL Route 6 and Interstate 180. Proposed improvement enhancements include increasing travel efficiency, providing better transportation continuity, and facilitating modal interrelationships. An improved facility would accommodate existing and future traffic demand for both local and regional travelers and would offer more safety while minimizing disturbance to the environment.
The IL Route 29 Study began in November 2001. Since that
time, many alternatives have been developed and studied
to obtain an indication of the impacts
 of
an improved facility. Public meetings were held in June
2003 and July 2004 to present the findings to date.
Following the public meetings, IDOT reviewed the
comments received and considered them, along with the
impact information, in the selection of alignments to be
carried forward for further engineering studies and
environmental analyses.
In June 2006, public hearings were held to present the preferred IL Route 29 alternative and proposed road closures to the public. Approximately 350 people attended a hearing in Chillicothe, and over 175 people attended a hearing in Henry. The project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was also made available at this time for public and agency review and comment.
The department continued refinement of the design based
upon public and agency input as well as more detailed
studies. In January 2008, a public meeting was held in Sparland to describe design changes in the Sparland area
and to receive comments on those changes.
In April 2009, the Illinois Department of Transportation
and the Federal Highway Administration signed the
Illinois Route 29 (IL 29) Study Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS). The FEIS summarizes the public
and agency comments on the DEIS and the responses to
those comments. It also describes coordination with
agencies and local governments since the June 2006
public hearings.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement has been made available for public and agency review and comment. The FEIS is available for review at IDOT's website (www.dot.state.il.us/desenv/env.html) and at the following libraries:
Peoria Public Library
107 NE Monroe
Peoria, IL |
Lacon Public Library
205 6th Street
Lacon, IL |
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Henry Public Library
702 Front Street
Henry, IL |
Chillicothe Public Library
430 N. Bradley Avenue
Chillicothe, IL
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The comment period for the FEIS closed on June 22, 2009. The
project's Record of Decision (ROD), which summarizes the
reasons for selecting the preferred alternative described in
the FEIS, has been prepared and concludes the project's
environmental study phase. The ROD is posted on IDOT's
website (www.dot.state.il.us/desenv/env.html).
The project's Combined Design Report (CDR), which explains the
design parameters used on this project and documents the
various design decisions that have been made, was completed
in June 2010 and is available for review by clicking on the
link in the column on the right side of this page. The completion of the
Combined Design Report concludes the project's study
phase. Subsequent phases of this project will address
design details for the Final Preferred Alternative.
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