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An Illinois Department of Transportation road closure map showed the following roads in the East St. Louis area and Cahokia Heights were closed at 3 p.m. due to flooding: Interstate 255 southbound ...
Here is a list of closures based on reports from local officials: O’Fallon area Main Street was closed at West Highway 50 in O’Fallon due to flooding, according to a St. Clair County Emergency ...
4:06 p.m. More road closures. Main Street was closed at West Highway 50 in O’Fallon due to flooding, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The agency also said Illinois ...
At another cloverleaf interchange, IL 110 diverges north via I-74 while US 34 moves eastward (soon northeastward). At that point, the freeway ends and becomes a 2-lane road. North of Wataga, IL 167 intersects and ends at US 34. It continues northeasterly until it reaches Altona. At that point, it travels due north and then curves east.
The record flood occurred on July 2, 1983, when the river reached 15.8 feet (4.8 m). Flash flooding, which predominantly occurs in mid to late summer, can occur throughout the county in low-lying areas on the flood plain. [7] Flooding resulting in a federal disaster declaration occurred in 1973, 1974, 1993, 1996 and 2007. [7] [8]
The Interstate Highway System in Illinois consists of 13 primary highways and 11 auxiliary highways which cover 2,248.93 miles (3,619.30 km). [2] The Interstate Highway with the longest section in Illinois is Interstate 57 at 358.57 miles (577.06 km); the shortest is Interstate 41 at 0.90 miles (1.45 km).
Two failures of the Nashville Reservoir dam in Illinois amidst intense flooding Tuesday have led officials to urge residents in nearly 300 homes to evacuate.
"Due to the potential storm surge causing flooding, we want to give residents and commuters time to plan accordingly as we expect road closures ... between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.," the advisory ...