IDOT PLANS ROUTE 31 EXPANSION

Last week I attended a show and tell by IDOT held at the City of Crystal Lake. IDOT has aspirations of widening Rt 31 from Rt 176 all the way to Rt. 120. As I studied the plan, it became clear that all they were going to do is add a turn lane on this major North-South artery. I filled out a feedback form that asked why they weren’t talking about a 4 lane highway with a turn lane. They apparently have no plans to actually do the work til after 2017 but will be considered for future proposed highway improvement programs subject to funding availability and project readiness. I had the feeling they were just making the people of McHenry County feel that our tax dollars were possibly going to put to use for our benefit sometime in the next century…maybe. It is astounding that they would do all this work and research and have no clue as to when they might actually be able to deliver a product. That’s government for you! What is your opinion?