{"id":43828,"date":"2026-08-07T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43828"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:42:46","slug":"resurfacing-project-on-us-40-from-casey-to-marshall-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43828-resurfacing-project-on-us-40-from-casey-to-marshall-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurfacing Project on US 40 from Casey to Marshall Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a 17-mile resurfacing project on U.S. 40 is underway. \u200b The $12.9 million dollar project extends from Illinois 49 in Casey to Illinois 1 in Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>Lane closures are expected. \u200b Flaggers will be used to direct traffic through the work zones. Benefits from this project include a smoother driving surface. \u200b It is estimated that the project will be completed by the end of November.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists can expect delays and allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a 17-mile resurfacing project on U.S. 40 is underway. \u200b The $12.9 million dollar project extends from Illinois 49 in Casey to Illinois [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Resurfacing Project on US 40 from Casey to Marshall Underway - 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