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Rakow Road to Close Overnight, Speed Limit to Change
Night closures will start Monday and the speed limit change will take effect Friday.
A speed limit change and night closures along Rakow Road are expected in the coming days.
In order to get caught up on road work, a portion of the road between Virginia Road and Route 31 will be closed nightly starting Monday, July 11.
The road will be closed from 8 p.m. each night until 6 a.m. the following morning for about three weeks. A detour map is available on the Rakow Road Construction website.
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For more information on the night closure, visit our article.
A new construction speed limit of 35 mph will go into effect Friday for the portion of Rakow Road between Ackman Road in Lake in the Hills and Route 31 in Crystal Lake.
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Both Crystal Lake Police and Lake in the Hills police will be enforcing the speed limit along the stretch of Rakow Road, according to a NW Herald article. A minimum fine for violation of the construction speed limit is $375.
Cell phones also can not be used in the construction zone and carries a $120 fine for violation, according to the NW Herald.
For more information on the speed limit change, visit our article.
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