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41-523: The Longmeadow Parkway is a bypass of Algonquin, Illinois . It is a four-lane Fox River Bridge crossing and four-lane arterial roadway corridor with a median, approximately 5.6 miles (9.0 km) in length, to alleviate traffic congestion in northern Kane County . With the project costing $ 204 million, the parkway opened on August 29, 2024. The road passes through portions of the villages of Algonquin, Carpentersville and Barrington Hills, as well as unincorporated areas of Kane County. The western terminus

82-596: A plurality to Martin van Buren in 1848. Kane County then unsurprisingly became solidly Republican for the century and a half following that party's formation. It voted for the GOP presidential nominee in every election between 1856 and 2004 except that of 1912 when the Republican Party was mortally divided and Progressive candidate Theodore Roosevelt carried the county with a majority of the vote over conservative incumbent William Howard Taft . The gradual shift of

123-538: A ribbon-cutting ceremony including local officials and Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker in attendance. To fill a gap in funding, in November 2018, Kane County issued $ 27.8 million in bonds supported by tolls from the bridge. In September 2018, Kane County and the Illinois Tollway entered into an agreement to install all-electronic I-Pass tolling for the bridge. The toll plaza was planned to be located on

164-511: Is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois . According to the 2020 census , it has a population of 516,522, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva , and its largest city is Aurora . Kane County is one of the collar counties of the metropolitan statistical area designated " Chicago – Naperville – Elgin , IL– IN – WI " by the US census . Kane County

205-495: Is a series of tunnels between Central and Causeway Bay . Malaysia also contain several bypasses such as Rawang Bypass , Kajang Bypass , Bidor Bypass and Kuala Terengganu Bypass . Bypass roads (or in other cases "diversion roads") in the Philippines are generally considered on national highways passing through a densely populated city or municipality. Local governments usually promote construction of bypasses where

246-508: Is also sometimes used to refer to a short temporary roadway built to bypass a construction site or other temporary obstruction. The U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices uses the term "diversion". In Brazil the widest and busiest bypasses are located in the state of São Paulo, and many of them intersect and merge around large cities to form ring-like systems. Most notably the Rodoanel Mário Covas , which encircles

287-530: Is at Huntley Road west of Randall Road, approximately 1,300 feet (400 m) northwest of the Huntley–Boyer intersection. From Huntley Road to the Fox River, the corridor primarily traverses mostly undeveloped properties or new subdivisions; these subdivisions were developed with a dedicated right-of-way to accommodate the proposed corridor. After crossing the river, the corridor parallels existing Bolz Road, to

328-518: The 2010 census , there were 515,269 people, 170,479 households, and 128,323 families residing in the county. The population density was 990.8 inhabitants per square mile (382.6/km ). There were 182,047 housing units at an average density of 350.1 per square mile (135.2/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 74.6% white, 5.7% black or African American, 3.5% Asian, 0.6% American Indian, 13.0% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 30.7% of

369-534: The Cobequid Mountains . The idea of bypasses predates the use of motor vehicles. The first (northern) London bypass, the present Marylebone Road between Paddington and Islington , was started in 1756. Bypasses can take many years to gain planning approval and funding. Many towns and villages have been campaigning for bypasses for over 30 years e.g. Banwell in North Somerset . There

410-1134: The East Kowloon Corridor , the West Kowloon Corridor , and the Lung Cheung and Ching Cheung Roads . Later ones are named directly as bypasses, such as Kwun Tong Bypass , Hung Hom Bypass , and the Ma On Shan Bypass . Other bypasses include the Tai Po Section of the Tolo Highway , the section within the Tuen Mun New Town of the Tuen Mun Road , the Yuen Long Highway , and the West Kowloon Highway . The Central-Wan Chai Bypass , which costs HK$ 28.1 billion,

451-670: The Longmeadow Parkway that is not connected to any other tollway. Kane County services are overseen by a 24 member Board which is elected every two years. The Board's chair is elected every four years. The Board sets the County's budget. Corrine Michelle Pierog is the current County Board Chair. There are currently 16 Democrats and 8 Republicans on the Board. In addition to the Board chair, there are nine county officeholders elected countywide every four years. These positions are

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492-568: The St. Joseph Valley Parkway ), and Interstate 75 bypassing Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida . These bypasses usually carry mainline routes rather than auxiliary "bypass" routes. The first bypass route in the United States was completed in 1958 as Alabama State Route 210 (Ross Clark Circle) in Dothan, Alabama . In the United States, the term shoofly – a borrowing from railroad jargon –

533-557: The tri-cities area of Batavia , Geneva , and Saint Charles . The third subcircuit consists of all territory not included in the other three subcircuits, which corresponds to an area of roughly the western two thirds of the county. As one of the Yankee -settled and prosperous suburban " collar counties ", Kane County was a stronghold of the Free Soil Party in its first few elections, being one of nine Illinois counties to give

574-498: The Auditor, Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Coroner, Recorder, Regional Office of Education Superintendent, Sheriff, State's Attorney, and Treasurer. Kane County is coterminous with the 16th Judicial Circuit . The 16th Judicial Circuit is divided into four subcircuits. The first subcircuit consists of the majority of Aurora Township . The second subcircuit consists of most of Elgin and Dundee townships. The fourth subcircuit consists

615-595: The Fox River. One of the recommended routes was the Longmeadow Parkway. This corridor would connect two parallel routes that traveled in a northwest–southeast direction. Huntley Road crossed the Fox River on a two lane bridge in downtown Carpentersville, and Illinois Route 62 (IL 62) crossed the Fox River in downtown Algonquin. Congestion on each bridge was increased by nearby a traffic light with IL 31 . To relieve congestion in Algonquin, IL 31

656-624: The GOP towards white Southern Evangelicals, however, has led the generally moderate electorate of Kane and the other "collar counties" to trend towards the Democratic Party. In 2008, Senator Barack Obama became the first Democrat to carry Kane County since Franklin Pierce in 1852, and the first ever to win an absolute majority of the county's vote (the previous two Democratic winners, Pierce and James K. Polk in 1844 had both gained only pluralities due to strong Free Soil votes). Obama won

697-424: The United States, primary routes are designated with a one- or two-digit number , while bypasses and loops are generally designated with a three-digit number beginning with an even digit . However, there are many exceptions to this convention, where routes with three-digit numbers serve the main route through town while the routes with one- or two-digit numbers serve as the bypass. A few such examples can be found in

738-502: The city of São Paulo and passes through other cities in the metropolitan area, is the largest project of such type with a planned total length of 180 km upon completion. It is divided into sections and connected to major highways and while not being a toll road itself, accesses to other motorways are often placed through toll booths. Hong Kong contains several bypasses. The first are the Island Eastern Corridor ,

779-695: The county seat of Geneva have ranged from a low of 10 °F (−12 °C) in January to a high of 84 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936. The average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.52 inches (39 mm) in February to 4.39 inches (112 mm) in July. Kane County has an extensive forest preserve program, with numerous nature preserves, historic sites, and trails. As of

820-524: The county: Kane county has an extensive county highway system that includes federal, state and county maintained routes. During the years that the county was represented by Dennis Hastert it received many federal earmarks for highway improvements to respond to population growth. In addition, the county has entered into an agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to operate a limited access toll bridge on

861-729: The development of (often rural) undeveloped land. A city may also oppose the project, because of the potential reduction in city core. In Ontario , examples include the Donald Cousens Parkway (formerly named the Markham Bypass from 2004 to 2006) and the Box Grove Bypass in the city of Markham ; and in Toronto a section of Highway 401 was called the Toronto Bypass in the 1950s when the highway

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902-408: The eastern end of the bridge, and was projected to cost $ 1.1 million. All portions of the parkway other than the bridge was to be toll-free, and no federal funds are being used to construct the toll bridge portion of the project. Consultants studies justified a $ 0.75 to $ 0.95 toll for a one-way trip in an automobile. In January 2024, it was announced that the entire parkway will be toll-free as there

943-623: The eastern terminus at IL 62. The land between IL 31 and the Fox River is currently a farm. The planning process and funding of the Longmeadow Parkway made possible the preservation of this open land as the Brunner Family Forest Preserve . The Parkway bisects the Preserve with a pedestrian overpass linking the two sections. Until the 1950s all bridges crossing the Fox River in Kane County were located on

984-594: The eastern terminus of the parkway, the Illinois Department of Transportation is conducting a study that is considering upgrading IL-62 to a divided four-lane road eastward to IL-59. The project experienced many delays including discussion of an endangered bee habitat nearby, COVID-19 pandemic supply shortages, and the discovery and removal of lead in the soil from an old shooting range in the Parkway's right-of-way. The parkway opened on August 29, 2024 with

1025-439: The existing highway becomes heavily congested. Bypasses are common in rural municipalities to deter through traffic from entering the poblacion or town centre. Careful planning is considered when planning a bypass through a community to ensure the original route is downgraded to local access. Control of access to properties is taken in account to avoid uncontrolled land development. Kane County, Illinois Kane County

1066-591: The funding shortfall, eleven local governments in the Upper Fox Valley region passed resolutions requesting that Kane County consider funding the bridge through a user fee (toll funding). Based upon this request, the Kane County Board agreed to establish a Longmeadow Parkway Toll Bridge Task Force. In 2015 and 2016 various lawsuits were filed in an effort to halt construction based upon environmental concerns. In response to traffic projections on

1107-611: The main streets of the towns along the river. Starting with Interstate 90 (I-90) in 1958 and the Elgin Bypass in 1962, planners have added additional bridges between the historic towns. Later the Fabyan Parkway bridge between Geneva and Batavia was added. In 1990, a Congressional earmark funded the Fox River Study to identified additional bypass routes to relieve congestion created by additional population west of

1148-458: The metropolitan areas of Des Moines, Iowa ( Interstate 235 goes through downtown, while Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 bypass downtown), Omaha, Nebraska ( Interstate 480 traverses the downtown area , while Interstate 80 is one of the bypasses), and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the city is served by Interstate 279 and Interstate 376 , while Interstate 70 , Interstate 76 , and Interstate 79 all bypass city limits). Another meaning of

1189-492: The old bypass route of U.S. Route 71 to the east of Kansas City, Missouri was decommissioned as Interstate 435 supplanted it; the remainder that existed as suburban surface route became Missouri Route 291 . Around St. Louis, Missouri , what had been U.S. Route 50 Bypass was absorbed into a diversion of U.S. Route 50 from Interstate 44 and Interstate 64 . In the Interstate Highway System in

1230-466: The population. In terms of ancestry, 24.3% were German , 13.0% were Irish , 7.9% were Polish , 7.4% were Italian , 7.1% were English , and 2.4% were American . Of the 170,479 households, 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.7% were non-families, and 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

1271-447: The term bypass route (usually simply called a bypass ) is a highway that was constructed to bypass an area that is often congested with traffic. This includes Interstate Highway beltways and U.S. Highways constructed to circumvent downtown areas. Examples of these are U.S. Route 60 bypassing Williamsburg, Virginia , Interstate 285 bypassing Downtown Atlanta , U.S. Route 20 / U.S. Route 31 bypassing metro South Bend, Indiana (on

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1312-600: The town, but the designation was changed to "bypass" in 1959 by AASHTO . However, many "truck" routes remain where the mainline of the highway is prohibited for trucks. In a few cases, both a bypass and a business route exist, each with auxiliary signs (e.g. U.S. Route 60 in Lexington, Kentucky ). Bypass routes are less common than business routes. Many of those that existed before the era of Interstate Highways have lost their old designations. For example, in Missouri ,

1353-495: Was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.45. The median age was 34.5 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 67,767 and the median income for a family was $ 77,998. Males had a median income of $ 53,833 versus $ 39,206 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 29,480. About 7.0% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. There are several hospitals serving

1394-661: Was built as a bypass of Highway 2 , Ontario Highway 2A which was built to bypass Highway 2 between Toronto and Newcastle , and the Caledonia Bypass, a section of Highway 6 in Caledonia. In Nova Scotia , the section of Highway 104 between Thomson Station and Masstown is colloquially named the Cobequid Pass ; this name is for a section of road that bypasses the Wentworth Valley by crossing

1435-725: Was chosen in reference to the First Battle of Newbury of 1643 and the Second Battle of Newbury of 1644, both of which took place close to the town during the English Civil War . In the United States , bypass routes are a type of special route used on an alternative routing of a highway around a town when the main route of the highway goes through the town. The original designation of these routes were "truck routes" to divert through truck traffic away from

1476-426: Was earmarked $ 4 million in federal SAFETEA-LU funds, $ 15.4 million in federal Surface Transportation Program funds, $ 2.1 million in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds, nearly $ 1 million in state of Illinois Truck Access Route Program funds, and an additional $ 45.2 million commitment from the state of Illinois. The current estimated total cost of the project is $ 160 million. With limited options to address

1517-464: Was enough money allocated to eliminate the need for a toll. Signs related to the now-canceled tolling were removed on May 1, 2024. The entire route is in Kane County . Bypass (road) If there are no strong land use controls, buildings are often built in town along a bypass, converting it into an ordinary town road, and the bypass may eventually become as congested as the local streets it

1558-512: Was formed out of LaSalle County in 1836. The county was named in honor of Elias Kane , a United States senator and the first secretary of state of Illinois . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county's area was 524 square miles (1,360 km ), of which 520 square miles (1,300 km ) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km ) (0.8%) is water. Its largest cities are along the Fox River . In recent years, average temperatures in

1599-443: Was intended to avoid. Many businesses are often built there for ease of access, while homes are often avoided for noise and pollution reasons. Bypass routes are often on new land where no road originally existed. This creates a conflict between those who support a bypass to reduce congestion in a built-up area and/or as replacement for roads that became obsolete and inactive because devastating natural disasters — those who oppose

1640-642: Was large-scale protest during construction of the Newbury bypass —officially known as the Winchester–Preston Trunk Road (A34) (Newbury Bypass)—a 9-mile (14 km) stretch of dual carriageway which bypasses the town of Newbury in Berkshire , England . The protest was popularly known as the Third Battle of Newbury , a name which was also adopted by one of the main protest groups. The name

1681-720: Was moved further west away from the river. The Western Algonquin Bypass opened to traffic in September 2014. The bypass has a diamond interchange with Algonquin Road. The bypass removes through traffic from Main Street at the intersection of Main Street and Algonquin Road. (IL 62) in downtown Algonquin. However, traffic planners continued to press for the Longmeadow Parkway as a means for relieving traffic in both Carpentersville and Algonquin as well as enhance travel to Huntley. The project

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