Politics & Government
40 Acres of Trees Removed for Western Bypass Project
Transportation officials said they will replace with plants and trees in spring and fall 2014.
At least 40 acres of trees have been removed to make way for the Western Bypass while the the Illinois Division of Transportation plans to plant new plants along the roadway next spring and fall, according to the Daily Herald.
Transportation officials said the trees had to go to make way for the new two-lane highway while new plants should include Panicle hydrangea bushes, dogwood trees, the Kentucky coffee tree and eastern black walnut, according to the Daily Herald.
Construction got underway last September on the Western Bypass.
The $71 million project is meant to relieve traffic congestion with a new four-lane two-mile stretch of roadway that will bypass downtown Algonquin. The new bypass is expected to open in summer 2014.
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