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Hooppole, IL · Traffic & Transit
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I-74, John Deere Road Project Begins in Quad Cities
The Illinois Department of Transportation and the city of Moline were joined today by local officials and community leaders to announce the start of the Interstate 74 and John Deere Road (Illinois 5) interchange reconstruction, another major Quad Cities project made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic Rebuild Illinois capital program.
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New Transmission Line Between Peru And Princeton Gets Final Route Approval
If you live along and north of Interstate 80 between Peru and Princeton, expect to be contacted by Ameren representatives. The power company says now that its new transmission line route has been approved by the state, they are starting to reach out to landowners along the route to discuss real estate and field studies. The so-called “Illinois Valley Reliability Project” will run about 21 miles from an existing Ameren substation in Princeton east to a new switching station on the north side of Peru. The line will be 138-kilovolt. Ameren's goal is to have the project in service in late 2029.
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Disparity In Gas Prices Widens Across Starved Rock Region
Ten to 15 miles means about 50 cents a gallon difference in gas prices. According to Gas Buddy, the price of unleaded has inched down to $4.24 a gallon in Peru, Oglesby, and Utica. Yet stations in Ottawa are still charging $4.74 a gallon. Gas prices range from $4.59 to $4.69 in Marseilles, Princeton, and Mendota.
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Centennial Bridge meeting will showcase ‘preferred’ plan
Plans to replace or repair the Centennial Bridge that connects downtown Davenport and Rock Island are coming into focus, and the public will soon learn about the bridge’s future. The Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation (DOT) invite the public to attend an open house for the U.S. 67...
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Main Street at BNSF crossing in Kewanee closing for repairs
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that Illinois 78 (Main Street) at the BNSF Railway crossing will be closed for repairs on Monday, Oct. 12, weather permitting. The crossing is between Fifth Street and Loomis Street. Work will remove and replace the at-grade crossing and repave the approaches and is expected to be completed […]
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Water main rupture causes Monmouth road closure
It's an Our Quad Cities News traffic alert. A road closure is in effect for the intersection of N. 6th St. and Highway 34 in Monmouth. According to a release from the City of Monmouth, the closure is due to a 12-inch water main that has ruptured underneath the highway. Due to the size and location of the main, the City of Monmouth anticipates it to be a complicated repair.
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Water main rupture causes Monmouth road closure
It’s an Our Quad Cities News traffic alert. A road closure is in effect for the intersection of N. 6th St. and Highway 34 in Monmouth. According to a release from the City of Monmouth, the closure is due to a 12-inch water main that has ruptured underneath the highway. Due to the size and […]
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Public invited to share comments, see plans at Centennial Bridge meeting
The Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation invite the public to attend an open house for the U.S. 67 (Centennial Bridge) corridor study from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Holiday Inn Rock Island-Quad Cities, 226 17th St., Rock Island. After extensive analysis and public input, a preferred alternative has been identified to improve […]
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US-69/75 bridge replacement project now underway in Durant
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Overnight I-74 West Closure at Woodhull for Bridge Beam Installation on October 5, 2026
Overnight Closure of I-74 at Woodhull Scheduled for October 5th. Motorists traveling through the Woodhull area should be aware of an overnight closure planned for westbound Interstate 74 on Monday, October 5. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that westbound I-74 at the Woodhull/Illinois 17 interchange (Exit 32) will be closed beginning at 10 AM Monday. The closure is necessary to allow crews to safely install bridge beams as part of ongoing highway construction.
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Rain causes flooding throughout the Quad Cities, River Drive closed
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - Consistent and heavy rain Thursday has caused flooding throughout the Quad Cities. Around 6:20 p.m., KWQC crews could see traffic is slow moving in the east bound lanes near the intersection of Mound Street and River Drive in Davenport. Traffic appeared to be backed up to at least the railroad bridge.
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See I-80 bridge design at public meeting in LeClaire City Hall
After more than five years of planning, engineering, environmental review and community input, the I-80 Mississippi River Bridge project has advanced into final design, a news release says. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Iowa Department of Transportation invite you to see the selected alternative take shape and get an inside look at what comes […]
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Village of Lyndon Pursuing ITEP Grant
Lyndon’s Board of Trustees met for a brief special session on Thursday, September 24th where they approved a Resolution of Financial Commitment for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) grant application due on October 5th. Project Manager Jared Fluhr of MSA Professional Services, the civil engineering company in Bettendorf...