Bridge restoration expected to take months

DOWNS – Two-way traffic on Interstate 74 near Downs could resume in four to six weeks, but it won't be back to full capacity for months, a transportation official says.

Crews from the Illinois Department of Transportation started work Wednesday repairing the I-74 bridge over Kickapoo Creek, which has been reduced to one eastbound lane since Saturday night.

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