Skokie Highway Resurfacing Project, Curb Repair Begins August 16

GURNEE, IL — Area drivers can expect to see delays over the next few months as a resurfacing project on Skokie Highway is scheduled to begin on Aug. 16 and will extend to Dorchester Avenue in Gurnee, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.

The project, which is expected to be completed by November, will require intermittent lane closures during the daytime and nighttime hours, IDOT officials said in a news release Thursday. The project will also include replacing deteriorated curbs and access to residences and businesses within the zone will continue throughout the construction.

The project will start at Riverside Drive (Illinois 21) and will end up in Gurnee.

Drivers are asked to pay attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, adhere to posted speed limits and be on alert to workers and equipment.

Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,500 miles of highway and 9 million feet of square feet of bridge deck as part of the Rebuild Illinois capital project, which is investing $33.2 billion in all modes of transportation, IDOT officials said.