, ▁ow ing ▁to ▁various ▁industrial ▁fact ories ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁towns . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁solutions ▁ ▁ID OT ▁is ▁considering ▁a ▁western ▁by pass ▁of ▁Henry , ▁S par land , ▁Hope well , ▁and ▁Ch ill ic othe . ▁It ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Bl uff ▁Altern ate " ▁because ▁the ▁highway ▁would ▁be ▁re located ▁( s outh ▁of ▁Put nam ) ▁onto ▁a ▁bl uff ▁over looking ▁the ▁Illinois ▁River . ▁Another ▁alternate ▁still ▁under ▁consideration ▁is ▁to ▁merely ▁upgrade ▁the ▁roads ▁through ▁Hope well ▁and ▁S par land ▁to ▁a ▁divided ▁four - lane ▁highway . ▁ ▁Some ▁other ▁consider ations ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁with dra wn , ▁including ▁an ▁eastern ▁by pass ▁of ▁Put nam . ▁ ▁All ▁solutions ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁length ening ▁of ▁Illinois ▁Route ▁ 6 ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁new ▁Illinois ▁ 2 9 ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Pe oria . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Br id ges ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Illinois ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Illinois ▁ 2 9 ▁Study ▁ ▁Illinois ▁Highway ▁End s ▁- ▁Illinois ▁Route ▁ 2 9 ▁ ▁Category : R on ald ▁Re agan ▁Tra il ▁ 0 2 9 ▁Category : U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Christian ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Sang am on ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Men ard ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Mason ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category