WATCH: I-90/Route 23 Interchange Open For Business

Huntley IL

24 December, 2019

9:59 AM

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MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — The newly redone interchange at I-90 and Route 23 in McHenry County is open for business, according to the McHenry County Division of Transportation. The transportation division posted a video the interchange, complete with traffic, looking around in a circle to show the viewer what it now looks like. The Illinois Route 23 Interchange was designed with roundabouts or traffic circles to provide efficient and safe traffic flow for the new interchange ramp connections with Illinois Route 23. With roundabouts, traffic is permitted to flow in only one direction around a central island, and priority is given to traffic already traveling in the circle. Traffic projections estimate the new interchange will serve a total of about 4,800 vehicles daily. As part of the project, a portion of Illinois Route 23 was widened and reconstructed between Coon Creek Road and Harmony Road. The Illinois Route 23 Bridge carrying traffic over I-90 was rebuilt in 2017 in anticipation of the new interchange. Related: I-90 Interchange Project in McHenry Co. Gets Started