Route 60 and Petersen Intersection Improvements in 2008

I got an excellent email from a Round Lake resident named Sandy Albers about the intersection of Route 60 and Petersen Road. She asked a variety of questions about some other things, but the question about Route 60 and Petersen comes up a lot so I thought it would be an excellent topic for the blog.

Traffic and lane improvements are coming to the intersection with lane improvements with left turn lanes!

To good to be true? So what's the catch? Not until 2008. Route 60 is a state highway and Petersen is a county road so the two entities are co-managing the project which will cost roughly $6.1 million dollars.

Lake County has a very comprehensive plan to improve highways throughout the county. However it boils down to money as always. I can't say it enough that the failure of the transportation referendum last year stretched out so many needed highway improvements was a huge setback for commuters and businesses throughout the county.

Lake County has a very informative website here covering all sorts of projects and timelines with maps for its 5 year 2005-2010 plan. There are all sorts of maps and information which are well worth your time.

To see a complete 102 page PDF of all highway projects in the county use this link. (60 and Peterson is on page 65 and 66)