Lexington LeRoy Road to close

Posted on June 30, 2016

By WJBC Staff

LeROY – Lexington LeRoy Road, which is also CH 21 or 2600 East Road, between Holder Ellsworth Road, which is also CH 28 or 1200 North Road, and Dawson Lake Road, which is also CH 28 or 875 North Road, will be closed to through traffic on July 6, weather permitting, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for road maintenance.

The closure is due to reseal work. The seal cost material being used is slag, which is abrasive and fragile until it is fully set. This requires extra rolling and sweeping. The McLean County Highway Department urges drivers not to drive on this material until the final sweeping.

Anyone with questions is asked to call the Highway Department at (309) 663-9445.

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