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Traffic impacts
Hwy 50 project location map.
All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.
Current
Road closures
6 a.m. Wed, July 8 through late August
- Hwy 50 is closed in both directions between Hwy 52 and Hwy 61
- Access to local businesses and residences will be maintained
- Detour: Hwy 52, Co. Rd. 29/Rochester Blvd., Hwy 20 (PNG)
- Eastbound detour to downtown New Trier: Hwy 52 to Co. Rd. 29/Rochester Blvd. to Hogan Ave. (PNG)
- Westbound detour to downtown New Trier: Hwy 20 to Co. Rd. 29 to Hogan Ave. (PNG)
Upcoming
Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be added as details become available. Motorists can expect full road closures, temporary lane closures and side street closures during construction.
Road closures
Late August through September
- Hwy 50 is closed in both directions between Hinton Ave. and Holt Ave.
- Hogan Ave. is closed in both directions between just north of Hwy 50 and just south of Hwy 50
- Access to local businesses and residences will be maintained
- Detour: Hwy 52, Co. Rd. 29/Rochester Blvd., Hwy 20 (PNG)
- Eastbound detour to downtown New Trier: Hwy 50 to Hinton Ave. (PNG)
- Westbound detour to downtown New Trier: Hwy 50 to Holt Ave. (PNG)
About this project
We will be repaving Hwy 50 to provide a smoother road surface, update drainage, improve safety by adding a right turn lane in Hampton Township, and improving accessibility by adding a pedestrian ramp and sidewalk in New Trier. This project is in coordination with the City of Hampton and the City of New Trier.
Summary of work
- Repave Hwy 50 from Hwy 52 in Hampton to Hwy 61 in Douglas Township
- Reconstruct Hwy 50 in New Trier between Hinton Ave. and Holt Ave.
- Add right turn lane at Co. Rd. 85/Goodwin Ave.
- Update drainage
- Improve accessibility at the intersection of Hwy 50 and Co. Rd. 85/Hogan Ave. in New Trier
- Repave 700 ft. of Hogan Ave. north from Hwy 50
- Relocate utilities