A dream of a new east-west corridor in northern Kane County is at least 18 months to two years away from being ready for bids on the work. This year, Kane County plans to spend $3.4 million for engineering and design of the proposed Longmeadow Parkway.
The project – about 5.6 miles of new road in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills-Carpentersville area from Huntley Road to Route 62 – is needed to relieve traffic congestion in northern Kane and southern McHenry counties, where during rush hour it can take 50 minutes to travel a few miles on Routes 62, 72 and 31, according to the Kane transportation officials.
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