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The Illinois Department of Transportation has confirmed that snow fences will be installed along Illinois Route 76 to protect travelers. Your collective effort ensured that this essential safety improvement became a reality. We will continue to monitor the installation process to ensure the project reaches completion.

May 27, 2012

Illinois Department of Transportation to assemble Snow Fences on Illinois Route 76

Illinois Department of Transportation to assemble Snow Fences on Illinois Route 76

🏆 Won — 612 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 5 months ago
Friday February 24th, Boone County lost the lives of two amazing girls due to blowing snow on Illinois Route 76. The blowing snow causes black ice and impassable roadways. During the winter this highway is very unsafe to travel due to Boone County not being able to keep up with plowing and salting. Snow fences have been used in the past and have helped contain the blowing snow. Belvidere North high school is right off of Route 76, which means there are childrens lives at stake during the winter when they must travel on this unsafe highway to attend school. Salting and Plowing are not enough anymore.

Updates

Reached 500 supporters

March 12, 2012

March 11, 2012

The petition regarding safety measures on Illinois Route 76 has reached one hundred signatures. This level of interest confirms the urgency of the situation for our community. I appreciate the attention you have brought to this necessary infrastructure change.

Reached 100 supporters

March 10, 2012

7 Comments

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Tom Montgomery
14 years ago Featured

BLOWING SNOW IS NO JOKE. PUT FENCES UP NOW!!!

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Sarah Herrera
14 years ago Featured

My daughter drives this road every single morning. It scares me to death every time it snows. Do something before another family gets that phone call.

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Karen Wright
14 years ago Featured

Please fix this. I drive this route for work and hit that black ice all the time. Its just a matter of time before it happens again.

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Mike Rao
14 years ago Featured

Route 76 is a total death trap in the winter. Put the fences up it only makes sense.

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Dave Reyes
14 years ago Featured

those girls deserve better. the county needs to step up and stop acting like this is just normal winter weather.

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Jessica Lowe
14 years ago Featured

its honestly pathetic that it takes a tragedy for them to even consider doing the bare minimum to keep these kids safe.

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Gabriela Robles
10 years ago

Rip