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By BRENDA SCHORY bschory@shawmedia.com Construction barrels are out on Keslinger Road, a quartermile in each direction, and Elburn Village President David Anderson couldn’t be more pleased. The barrels signal the progress of the Anderson Road bridge project, extending from Route 38 to Keslinger Road. “It’s temporary,” Anderson said. “But the end result will be better, absolutely. In Illinois, we have two seasons – winter, and then we have road construction.” The Kane County Department of Transportation has a number of road and bridge projects that are beginning or in progress for the 2015 construction season, said Steve Coffinbargar, assistant director of transportation. “With the change in the weather in mid-April, things are underway again,” Coffinbargar said. “We are active again.” About $53 million of the county’s transportation budget for this year goes toward capital Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com
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Construction occurs on Route 38, looking east near Elburn. There are 76 projects in the county.
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