The intersection at Route 23 and Route 38 will be closed starting Nov. 12, due to repairs being made to the Union Pacific Railroad crossing, said DeKalb City Engineer Joel Maurer.

The Union Pacific Railroad will be making repairs to its Main 1 grade crossing, which may take up to seven days to complete.

“People will have to find a different route around that area,” Maurer said.

According to an Oct. 30 Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) press release, alternate routes will be posted around the area.

IDOT Detours

• Illinois 23 northbound traffic will proceed east on Fairview Drive to Peace Road; thence north on Peace Road to Barber Greene Road; thence west on Barber Greene Road back to Illinois 23.

• Illinois 23 southbound traffic will proceed east on Barber Greene Road to Peace Road; thence south on Peace Road to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview back to Illinois 23.

• Illinois 38 westbound traffic will proceed south on Peace Road to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview Drive to Illinois 23 (South Fourth Street); thence south on Illinois 23 to Harveststore Drive; thence west on Harveststore Drive to South First Street; thence north on South First Street to Fairview Drive; thence west on Fairview Drive to Annie Glidden Road; thence north on Annie Glidden Road back to Illinois 38.

• Illinois 38 eastbound traffic will proceed south on Annie Glidden Road to Fairview Drive; thence east on Fairview Drive to South First Street; thence south on South First Street to Harveststore Drive; thence east on Harveststore Drive to Illinois 23 (South Fourth Street); thence north on Illinois 23 to Fairview Drive; thence east on Fairview Drive to Peace Road; thence north on Peace Road back to Illinois 38.

Source: Oct. 30 IDOT press release