IDOT work causes lane confusion on South Veterans

Posted on June 23, 2015

By Adam Studzinski

BLOOOMINGTON – An Illinois Department of Transportation road project in Bloomington on South Veterans Parkway between Morrissey and Empire is causing some confusion for local drivers.

Crews have put down temporary striping, but the old striping is still visible. Public Works Director Jim Karch said some drivers aren’t sure which set of markings to follow.

“Motorists should continue to go by the permanent markings while they’re still visible,” said Karch. “The temporary markings will take effect once those permanent markings are removed by whatever construction process they’re in next.”

Karch didn’t expect the conflicting markings to be around long.

“Normally, once you put down temporary markings that is conflicting markings in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. So that is not a preferred method,” he said.

Karch asked motorists to respect construction zones, for both the safety of the workers and the safety of other drivers.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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