Community Cupboard food Pantry Recieves $5,000 Grant

 

BELVIDERE (WIFR) -- The Community Cupboard food pantry recently received a $5,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation on behalf of the Belvidere, Illinois Community Action Council.

“With the holidays around the corner and students eating more meals at home, the timing of the grant is perfect,” said Shannon Hansen, Director. “The Community Cupboard is grateful for the support of the General Mills Foundation and will use the funds to continue providing food assistance and promoting healthy eating habits to Belvidere School District #100 students and their families.”

The Community Cupboard is the first school-based pantry in the state of Illinois and is housed in a classroom within the Belvidere School District. It is open every Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. including spring break, winter break, and the summer months.

Community Cupboard food Pantry Recieves $5,000 Grant

Irene Road Interchange: Will it be like the Huntley Interchange?

 

 

The Illinois Route 47 Interchange Project is a new, all-electronic interchange at Illinois Route 47 on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in Huntley, being constructed in partnership with the village of Huntley, Kane and McHenry counties and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). The project completes an existing partial interchange that currently provides access to and from the east. This work is part of the Tollway's 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The ramps are scheduled to open and the project completed in 2013.

Construction Update (10-11-2013)

I-90/Illinois Route 47 Ramps

As of October 11, westbound I-90 traffic exiting to Illinois Route 47 is directed onto two new ramps, one for northbound Illinois Route 47 and one for southbound Illinois Route 47.

Illinois Route 47 traffic entering I-90 eastbound now have access to two new ramps, one for northbound Illinois Route 47 and one for southbound Illinois Route 47.

Illinois Route 47 Bridge

Northbound traffic has now been shifted onto the new bridge carrying Illinois Route 47 traffic over I-90. A single lane is traveling over the bridge in both directions, with two northbound lanes available north of the bridge to the intersection at Jim Dhamer Road and Freeman Drive.

Illinois Route 47 Traffic

Southbound traffic from Oak Creek Parkway to north of I-90 remains reduced to one lane. Northbound traffic from north of I-90 to Jim Dhamer Road and Freedom Drive has two lanes available. Northbound traffic south of I-90 between Big Timber Road and Manning Road is shifted to the right, maintaining one lane of traffic in each direction.

Traffic on Jim Dhamer Drive and Freeman Road at Illinois Route 47 is now shifted onto new pavement with two lanes in both directions.

I-90 Traffic Pattern

Eastbound traffic has been shifted back onto the new lanes on the eastbound side of the road with two lanes and a full right shoulder. Westbound traffic remains shifted to the right. Two lanes are maintained in both directions during peak hours.

Project Summary

Interchange Construction
In 2013, the Tollway will complete construction of six new ramps to complete an existing partial interchange and will complete the reconstruction of Illinois Route 47 over I-90, including traffic signal installation to provide a full-access interchange.

Maintenance of Traffic
Whenever possible, the Tollway uses traffic shifts and shoulders to keep as many lanes open during peak hours as were available before construction. Existing ramps will remain open to traffic during reconstruction.

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All-Electronic Interchange

The Illinois Route 47 Interchange is one of two new, all-electronic interchanges being constructed as part of Move Illinois. The Illinois Tollway operates the nation's largest electronic tolling system, with more than 86 percent of all toll transactions paid electronically through I-PASS or E-ZPass.  I-PASS customers experience faster, safer and more convenient commutes and save time and money.

Toll rates at the Illinois Route 47 Interchange will be 30 cents to and from the east and 45 cents to and from the west. Truck rates will range from 60 cents to $1.50 to and from the east and 95 cents to $2.50 to and from the west during daytime hours, with overnight discounts offered.

Tollway customers driving through an all-electronic interchange without an I-PASS have a seven-day grace period to pay the toll online or by mail. Grace period toll payments are double the I-PASS rates.

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Purpose

The Illinois Route 47 Interchange Project will be the first "green" interchange on the Tollway system, create more opportunity for continued economic development along Illinois Route 47 and will open up access between the Tollway and a regional north-south transportation route. Currently, existing ramps only provide access for drivers traveling to and from the east on I-90. These ramps were constructed in the early 1970s.

The project is estimated at $61 million with the Tollway funding half the cost and IDOT, McHenry and Kane counties and the village of Huntley funding the remainder.

The above is taken from:  http://www.illinoistollway.com/construction-and-planning/projects-by-roadway/jane-addams-memorial-tollway-i-90/il47interchangeproject