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County outlines 2026 highway preservation plan, including cape seals, micro surfacing and bridge work
Summary
Staff presented a preliminary 2026 pavement-preservation and bridge program prioritizing cape seals, micro surfacing, resurfacing, shoulder widening for bicycle access and several bridge replacements and repairs.
County Highway Department staff presented a preliminary program for 2026 that prioritizes pavement preservation (cape seals and micro surfacing), shoulder widening for bicycle safety and several bridge and culvert projects.
Staff said the proposed preservation work would include cape seals on County Highway 3 (US 52 to Bridal), County Highway 9 (US 52 to US 34) and County Highway 66 (Illinois 23 to County Highway 15). For County Highway 9, staff recommended adding a micro surfacing layer to reduce "chatter" in an earlier seal coat. "Micro is basically 3 sixteenth of an inch thick slurry seal," the staff member said, explaining micro surfacing is part of the cape-seal…
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