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Photos: Two blowouts on Route 2 cause detour Tuesday

By Earleen Hinton
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An Illinois Department of Transportation truck blocks traffic from a pavement blowout on Illinois Route 2 at Townline Road, south of Byron, Tuesday evening, July 1, 2025. The state highway was closed between Oregon and Byron as crews patched the roadway. There was another blowout south of this one, just north of Silver Ridge Golf Course.

An Illinois Department of Transportation truck blocks traffic from a pavement blowout on Illinois Route 2 at Townline Road, south of Byron, Tuesday evening, July 1, 2025. The state highway was closed between Oregon and Byron as crews patched the roadway. There was another blowout south of this one, just north of Silver Ridge Golf Course. (Earleen Hinton)

Earleen Hinton

Earleen Hinton

Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.