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Algonquin bypass excavation to start Monday

Excavation work for the construction of the so-called Western Bypass of Route 31 in downtown Algonquin is scheduled to begin Monday, weather permitting.

The work will minimally affect drivers, who should watch out for slow-moving vehicles in the area, Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Guy Tridgell said in a news release.

Ryan Incorporated Central, a Wisconsin company with offices in Elgin, is the main contractor for the $4.9 million grading project north of Algonquin Road and west of Route 31. The work is anticipated to be complete by Nov. 30.

IDOT hopes to go out for bids in June for the main construction contract, he said. IDOT used condemnation proceedings to acquire several parcels along the construction route, but the acquisition of a strip of land belonging to the U.S. Postal Service at 801 W. Algonquin Road is still pending, Tridgell said.

The main contract will include grading work south of Algonquin Road. Work is tentatively set to begin in the fall and will take about two years, he said.

The bypass will be a new four-lane segment of roadway from about Edgewood Drive north to Virginia Road that will allow traffic to bypass the clogged downtown Algonquin and the clogged intersection of Route 31 and Algonquin Road. The project includes widening and resurfacing portions of Huntington Drive, Algonquin Road and Route 31. It is estimated to cost $70 million and is being funded through the Illinois Jobs Now! capital program.

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