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Message:: [QUOTE="Burky, post: 290249, member: 1757"]Actually, all of the improvements on the south end have resulted in 4 lanes minimum through there, with wide shoulders. The current project, which just wrapped up for the year, was the prep work for widening the road from about 163rd up to 95th street, so that it can become 4 lane in the next upgrade. before that can be done, they had to go in and widen the shoulders, add the supports for underpasses that get wider, and all the work needed to widen the roadway. Some of thise projects are huge, considering what it took to completely rebuild the huge bridge over Markham railyard on the south end, where they not only added lanes and shoulders, nut also completely rebuilt the bridge with new steel. I'm not a fan of Illinois DOT, but in this case, they have done a well run job, much better than their usual work. At all times, they kept 3 lanes flowing through there, except for late at night. Gotta give credit where credit is due.[/QUOTE]