More IDOT Tidbits

Average number of vehicles on Galena Road per day: 18,000

Average number of vehicles along Rte. 116 in Metamora per day: 11,300

Approximate population living along Galena Road in Peoria Heights: 2,000

Approximate population of Peoria Heights: 6,500

Approximate population of Metamora: 2,800


Speed limit along Galena Road in Peoria Heights: 45 MPH

Speed limit along Rte. 116 in Metamora: Starts at 45 MPH, goes down to 30 MPH
Majority is 35 MPH

Lanes of travel along Galena Road in Peoria Heights: 4

Lanes of travel along Rte. 116 in Metamora: 5

Special note: For those of you who haven't been through Metamora lately, there is no bluff along one side of the Rte. 116, and there are no railroad tracks running parallel to Rte. 116 through town; so, a fifth lane was able to be made without wiping out businesses and homes along the route.

Commercial development along Galena Road in Peoria Heights: Rather marginal. No gas stations, even with the high traffic count.

Commercial development along Rte. 116 in Metamora: Restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, etc.


Once more, for those of us trying to make sense of the facts above, it's really quite simple. The speed limit is too high along Galena Road; there is a need for traffic control signals due to the lack of the fifth lane, and also the number of people who LIVE along and off of Galena Road, who might want to get out onto the road in one piece.

One thing for certain: IDOT is consistent with being inconsistent, in regards to how the speed limits and such are affixed to communities.