Illinois 6 Illinois 336 CORRIDOR LENGTH 57 MILES 56 MILES 61 MILES 336 Peoria to Macomb Corridor 33 Study

Public CORRIDOR COMPARISON TABLE Involvement IDOT invites public involvement A - GREEN B- BLUE C- RED in the process of the Illinois 6 Illinois 336 CORRIDOR LENGTH 57 MILES 56 MILES 61 MILES 336 Peoria to Macomb Corridor 33 Study. IDOT will be seeking CONSTRUCTION COST $410M TO $530M TO $800M TO input from representatives of (IN MILLION DOLLARS) $770M $760M $1,000M+ Peoria to Macomb communities, agencies, busi- PERCENT OF CORRIDOR 87% 67% 62% nesses and the general public. AGRICULTURAL During this evaluation, several Corridor Study PERCENT OF CORRIDOR 8% 23% 20% specifi c activities will provide TIMBERED opportunities for you to con- PERCENT OF CORRIDOR 2% 5% 8% tribute to the project: WETLANDS • You may request to be placed STREAM/RIVER CROSSINGS 26 23 34 on a mailing list to receive in- RAILROAD CROSSINGS 3 4 4 formational newsletters which will provide a detachable Open House POTENTIAL ENDANGERED SPECIES 6 7 9 HABITATS IN CORRIDOR comment form on which you may offer ideas, comments or Public Information Meeting PARKS IN CORRIDOR 3 3 4 opinions. RATING ON HOW WELL THE 8 6 4 CORRIDOR SERVES COMMUNITIES • At open-house public in- Tuesday, August 5, 2003 AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS formation meetings held 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. (1-10, 10 BEST) throughout the study process, ITOO Society Hall POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL/ 80 +/- 90 +/- 120 +/- the project staff will display BUSINESS RELOCATIONS exhibits, provide information 4909 W. Farmington Road and solicit input on the study. Peoria, Illinois • Once a corridor has been selected, more detailed stud- ies will begin on several alter- Wednesday, August 6, 2003 native highway alignments 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. or locations within the cor- Canton High School ridor. Public comment will be Please direct your comments or questions to: 1001 N. Main Street sought at meetings through- Canton, Illinois Mr. Eric Therkildsen, P.E. out the alignment study phase Program Development Engineer as well. Illinois Department of Transportation • In addition, IDOT will hold Thursday, August 7, 2003 District 4 individual meetings with rep- 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. 401 Main Street resentatives of local units of Macomb VFW Post 1921 Peoria, IL 61602 government, interest groups, 1200 East Jefferson Street or call (309) 671-3333 civic groups and industries to TDD: (309) 671-3450 discuss and address specifi c Macomb, Illinois interests and concerns. Galva 5 30 27 150 Burgess 3 Altona Rio 4 La Fayette 5 North Henderson Toulon

35 Oneida Alexis Wyoming 67 4 Victoria 4 Henderson Wataga Sparland Lacon West Jersey 3 37 4 31 Hopewell elcome to this Public21 Information Meeting for the those30 corridors1 to9 meet today’s conditions. The modifi ed Description of Corridor Alternatives Corridor B – Blue Illinois 336 Peoria to Macomb Corridor Study. corridors are shown on the map within this handout12 and W The project team has taken the corridors developed in This corridor connects to the I-474/Farmington on the displaysGales bpresentedurg at this meeting. These corridors Staff members from the7 Illinois Department1 of 1970 and modifi ed them to refl ect the effects of new Interchange (Maxwell Road connector) in the same manner may be15 0further altered or revised through public/agency Transportation (IDOT) and their consultants are here to East Galesburg laws, new roadways and new development in the project Pasrin Corridorceville A. West of Peoria, the corridorC leaveshillico tILhe Route 15 34 input. Once a corridor is selected, various highway Williamsfield discuss highway corridor alternatives for a new highway area. Detailed views of the three corridors are shown on 116 and goes southwest towards Canton.72 It bypasses M20onmouth alignments 1(each0 about 300 feet wide) within the corridor 72 between Interstate 474 in Peoria and the planned bypass Knoxville the exhibits at this meeting. The general locations of the Canton to the south and then follows the Cuba to Canton 14 will be developed for more detailed study and analysis. 150 at Macomb. Cameron 74 corridors are shown on the map included in this handout. blacktop southwest to Cuba. West of Cuba, the corridor Rome 5 Study Schedule - The Illinois 336 Peoria to Macomb Study Also included in the handout is a table that shows how the generally follows IL Route 95 and US Route 136 to The meeting is being held in an open house format to 43 31 16 16 allow informal discussion between the public and the 26 began in November 2002. This is the fi rst of two rounds corridors compare on 11 parameters. The corridors may be Macomb. Dunlap of public meetings and hearings designed to present altered based on public/agency input. The three corridors study staff members. We invite you to view the displays Brimfield 25 and share your comments with members of the study the progress of the corridor selection phase of this study under consideration are briefl y described in this handout. and to obtain public input. IDOT will review comments team. You may also write your comments on the enclosed 34 10 Mossville received after this meeting and consider them in the 5 comment form and1 7leave it in the comment box or mail Maquon 21 selection of a corridor. This winter, a public hearing will Metamora the form to IDOT after you leave the meeting. All written Abingdon Bay View comments received within 10 days after the meeting will be held to review the preferred corridor and receive Yates City Gardens additional comments. be included in the offi cial project record. Elmwood 18 Peoria Heights Germantown Hills Roseville 22 18 West Peoria 15 Saint Augustine London Mills Norwood Washington 8 Farmington Hanna City 74 41 20 116 Bellevue 39 Peoria 20 19 24 78 13 East Avon Peoria Bartonville 474 Fairview Creve Coeur 9 Ellisville Norris 150 67 Prairie City 17 78 67 Morton 97 28 North Pekin 25 8 Pekin A 74 Glasford Mapleton 24 9 Canton 19 155 Good Hope Bushnell 27 Kingston Mines 21 6 24 Mackinaw 15 Tremont 12 38 5 Banner 1 Bardolph Marietta B Saint David South Pekin 95 Cuba Dunfermline 7 41 7 Macomb Smithfield 78 Bryant 16 Corridor C – Red 136 11 136 This corridor connects to the I-474/US Route 24 Manito Interchange15 in Bartonville. The corridor follows US Route Hopedale 67 Adair 4 15 1 100 24 from Bartonville to Banner.Green AVa portionlley of US Route 24 is 34 14 14 Lewistown Liverpool already constructed to expressway standards and another portion is approved for improvement to expressway C Forest City Delavan 9 standards. From Banner, a small alternative section of 9 17 Table Grove 14 Ipava corridor is included that follows IL Route 9 to Canton 4 where it could connect to Corridor B. From2 Banner, the Topeka 8 Project StatementIndustry 13 main corridor follows US Route 24 to Lewistown. From 9 Following the public hearing, alignments will be developed The Illinois 336 Study will select a corridor, generally Corridor A – Green Lewistown, it goes west to US3 RouteSan J67os southe of Macomb. Havana 16 17 about two to fi ve miles wide, for a new highway from Vwithinermon thet corridor and2 further public meetings and hearings 136 Emden 32 This northern corridor connects3 to the I-474/Farmington Peoria to Macomb. The highway will provide the 36 will be scheduled to provide information and receive input. 20 Interchange (Maxwell Road connector). It is likely that the fi nal link in a system of 4-lane highways connecting These further meetings have notSu beenmmu mscheduled, but the existing Maxwell Road connector in Bellevue will be used west-central Illinois to major economic markets process used to develop alignments, hold meetings and develop Hartsburg and will improve the safety and effi ciency of travel a Design Report and Draft Environmental10 Impact Statement as part of the connection. The corridor follows IL Route 116 Littleton 2 between these two cities and others along the normally takesA s3t o1⁄2ria years from the time a corridor is selected. west to Farmington where it turns southwestE aandsto nfollows or crosses IL Route 78. The corridor bypasses Canton to the corridor. In 1970, three corridors for the proposed Thank you for attending this meeting and for your interest in 22 highway were developed. This study modifi ed west and then generally follows IL Route 9 west to Macomb. Mason City this study. 12 Bath New Holland

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ILLINOIS 336 Peoria to Macomb Corridor Study

Public Information Meeting Open House August 2003

Your Thoughts About the Illinois Route 336 Corridor Study Peoria to Macomb

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IDOT wants to know what you think about the pros and cons of locating a new four-lane highway within one of the three corridors under study. IDOT will select one corridor, or a combination of corridors, for a more detailed study of specific alternate highway locations. To assist IDOT in its selection, please provide any specific concerns or comments regarding the location of a four-lane highway corridor.

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