Three years and $88.5 million later, the Algonquin Bypass is officially open to traffic.
Opened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the 2.11-mile, four-lane segment of Route 31 enables through traffic to travel around Algonquin’s downtown area. The bypass stretches from Edgewood Drive to just south of Klasen Road and includes bridges over Algonquin Road and Crystal Creek, along with a new interchange between the bypass and Route 62.
Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Guy Tridgell said the benefits of the bypass will be felt immediately in terms of less traffic congestion.
Read more of the Northwest Herald report here.
The Algonquin Hwy 31 By Pass was supposed to be a $33 million for this highway construction project and ends up being $88.5 million. That is a lot of money!
***** That is 55.5 MILLION DOLLARS over proposed costs!
Why so much over budget? Who is held accountable?
Who got all that money from the tax payers?
And now will the traffic volume on Algonquin road in Barrington Hills change? Will it be worse or better? Will this change support the push for LongMeadow Parkway and the widening of rt 62 to four lanes?