DeKALB – A portion of Normal Road will be closed for an estimated two to three weeks starting April 21 to allow for the installation of a median and crosswalks.
Normal Road will be closed to traffic between Edgebrook Drive and Ridge Drive as part of a project to improve pedestrian safety around the new Mitchell Elementary School, located at 1240 Normal Road.
Additionally, a portion of Normal Road between West Hillcrest Drive and Ridge Drive will be open to local traffic only to reduce traffic in the construction area while maintaining access for residents.
Traffic will be detoured at the Ridge Drive and West Hillcrest Drive intersection and directed to Blackhawk Road.The schedule will allow this portion of Normal Road to reopen to traffic ahead of the start of the roundabout project at Normal Road and Lucinda Avenue.
