Normal approves Raab Road project

Posted on October 20, 2015

By Adam Studzinski

NORMAL – The Normal Town Council has approved a project which will result in improvements on Raab Road between Normal Community High School and Towanda Barnes road.

The end result will be two more lanes on the road, making the stretch four lanes rather than two. The over $1.5 million project is being funded primarily with federal funds.

“There’s a significant amount of traffic serving that high school that comes from the east and right now that’s a rural road essentially,” City Manager Mark Peterson said.

Peterson said besides relieving some traffic congestion before and after school, the project should make for a safer path to NCHS.

“It’s an expensive project. It would be difficult for us to do that with local funds,” he said.

Normal will only have to spend about $350,000 in local funding. Construction will likely begin in the spring.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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