HIGHWAY MOWING IS UNDERWAY, AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS URGING DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN APPROACHING CREWS.

I-DOT HAS A SPECIFIC MOWING SCHEDULE SAYS SPOKESPERSON PAUL WAPPEL…BALANCING THE NEED TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY WHILE PRESERVING AREAS FREQUENTED BY POLLINATORS LIKE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.

MOWING IS BEING DONE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE ROADS AS NEEDED, AS WELL AS NEXT TO CULVERTS, DITCHES AND OTHER STRUCTURES.

WAPPEL SAYS I-DOT FOLLOWS A SPECIFIC MOWING PLAN THAT IMPROVES HIGHWAY SAFETY WHILE PROTECTING ROADSIDE HABITATS FOR POLLINATORS LIKE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.