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Board presses for interim fixes as Beecher Fire District outlines deadly Route 1 intersection plan
Summary
After a Beecher Fire District briefing, trustees said a completed roundabout is only phase 1 of a longer safety project; officials pressed IDOT and county partners for temporary measures while land acquisitions and phase 2 proceed toward a projected 2028 completion.
Trustees heard an update from the Beecher Fire District about repeated crashes and fatalities at the Route 1 and County Road intersection and asked state and county partners for short-term safety measures while a longer project moves forward.
"They started a project and they kind of completed phase 1, which is to install a roundabout in that area," Trustee Terry said, reporting on the meeting where state and local officials, including IDOT representatives and state…
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