Press release from the Illinois Department of Transportation, District 9 office
CARBONDALE, IL – Jeffrey L. Keirn, Region Five Engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, announces that there will be a road closure at the railroad crossing on IL 148 at the north edge of Zeigler
This will begin Wednesday, July 26 at 8:00 am and concluding on Thursday, July 27 at 5:00 pm, crews from the Union Pacific Railway Company (UPRR) will be performing repairs on the railroad crossing on IL 148.
There will be no traffic permitted through the crossing during the repairs. Motorists should follow the marked detour or seek alternate routes to avoid delays.
Please slow down and use extreme caution while driving through all work zones.


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