Drivers between ages 79 and 86 will still be required to renew their licenses more frequently and take vision tests.

The program offers $12 million in federal funding, with up to $250,000 per project.

IDOT will present project information and encourage public input from July 28 through Aug. 18 via a new website.

If approved, the new service will start this December.

Pavement failures or blowouts occur when prolonged high temperatures cause the road to expand and buckle up or blow out.

The holiday traffic safety campaign runs June 20 through July 7 and covers three busy summer weekends.

The closure, delayed last week due to weather, is needed to reconstruct the westbound lanes.

Cell phone photos are welcome, and amateur photographers are encouraged to participate.

Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Monday.

This campaign comes in advance of the “100 Deadliest days of summer,” which historically marks an increase in fatalities between Memorial Day and Labor Day