Peter Stork, a representative with the Illinois Route 66 Association, passes along word that part of old Route 66 will be affected by road construction:
… Route 66 will be closed just south of Art’s at Farmersville for, according to IDOT, the next seven months. Work began Monday to repair the Macoupin Creek bridge on old 66, and then IDOT plans to reroute I-55 traffic partially over to the frontage road as they repair the bridges on the interstate as well. The northern barrier is just south of Art’s Restaurant and the southern barrier is at Morrisonville Road. Travelers can get around by taking (southbound) Main Street a mile west to 2nd Road, south about a mile to Morrisonville Road, east to 66.
Alas, the approximate one-mile stretch from Morrisonville Road to Farmersville is one of the few stretches of Interstate 55 where there isn’t a contiguous frontage road on the other side.
Hmmm…while they are only repairing the 66 bridge so they can later re-reoute 55 traffic over it, they are still repairing it. So that’s a good thing.
I wonder if anyone has thought about putting up a few signs to let motorists know that during the detour they are “now on the famous Rte. 66” and at the turn back to 55, another that says “stay on 66 to….” to encourage folks to think about staying on 66 for a while?