NOTICE

OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING FOR A PROPOSED NEW INTERCHANGE LOCATED AT I-57/6000 NORTH ROAD

TUESDAY

JANUARY 30, 2007

4 PM TO 7 PM

BOURBONNAIS VILLAGE HALL

COMMUNITY ROOM

700 MAIN STREET N.W. (ILLINOIS 102)

BOURBONNAIS, IL

(NO FORMAL PRESENTATION)

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT 3 OFFICE, WILL CONDUCT AN OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED NEW INTERCHANGE AT I-57/6000 NORTH ROAD. THE INTERSECTIONS OF U.S. 45/52 AND ILLINOIS 50 WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TURN LANES, 6000 NORTH ROAD (AND THE BRIDGE OVER I-57) WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED TO FOUR LANES, AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS MAY BE WARRANTED. THERE CURRENTLY ARE TWO ALTERNATES: THE FIRST ONE REROUTES ILLINOIS 50 EASTWARD TO CARDINAL DRIVE, WHILE THE SECOND ALTERNATE WOULD HAVE A NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTED OVER ILLINOIS 50 AND THE RAILROAD AND A CONNECTOR ROUTE WOULD JOIN 6000 NORTH ROAD TO ILLINOIS 50. ADDITIONAL 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, TYPICAL SECTIONS, AND A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 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.