Route 47 work awaits funding
Widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock is only $120 million from reality. That’s the figure city officials discussed with staffers of the Illinois Department of Transportation during a […]
Widening and improvement of Route 47 through Woodstock is only $120 million from reality. That’s the figure city officials discussed with staffers of the Illinois Department of Transportation during a […]
Top stories of past year yet to write their final chapter
Woodstock man may have been wearing earbuds when he was hit, police say A 25-year-old Woodstock man was killed when he was hit by an SUV while riding a bicycle […]
The southwest corner of Highway 14 and Route 47 could soon have a gas station, convenience store and storage facility after the Woodstock City Council approved a special-use permit for […]
The reconstruction of Route 47 through Woodstock is moving forward, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The second part of the three-phase project to widen the highway has been […]
It could take more than a decade before crews start work on a multimillion dollar project to widen Route 47, but stakeholders already are asking questions of the Illinois Department […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation will seek approval for five roundabout intersections in Woodstock when its plans for redeveloping Route 47 are presented at a public hearing next year. The […]
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