Addison Street bridge repairs begin May 12

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs to the bridge carrying Addison Street over the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94), in Chicago, will begin, weather permitting, Monday, May 12.

To complete the work, Addison Street will be reduced from two lanes to one in each direction approaching the bridge, with lane widths reduced to 9 feet and 6 inches. The public also should expect various lane shifts on both sides of Addison Street approaching the bridge.

Throughout construction, the outbound and inbound Kennedy ramps to eastbound and westbound Addison Street will be right turn only. Additionally, left turns from eastbound Addison Street to the outbound Kennedy ramp will be prohibited. Also, trucks will not be allowed to use the inbound Kennedy ramp to Addison Street. Motorists should follow the posted detours.

Throughout construction, the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line station at Addison Street will remain open. During the first phase of construction, pedestrian access will be detoured via westbound Addison Street (south sidewalk) to northbound Lawndale Avenue to Addison Street (north sidewalk) to the CTA Addison Street entrance.

The bridge repairs and lane closures are unrelated to the ongoing Kennedy rehabilitation project taking place below the bridge. Due to temperature restrictions of the materials needed to complete the bridge repairs, the work could not take place over the winter months. Every effort will be made to have the least possible impacts to the public and to complete the repairs as soon as safely possible.

The $1.2 million project, which consists of repairing the bridge deck and approaches, replacing expansion joints, installing a new deck overlay, resurfacing and constructing new ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps, is anticipated to be completed in September.

The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Alternative routes are encouraged. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits and be on the alert for workers and equipment.

Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,200 miles of highway and nearly 9 million square feet of bridge deck as part of Rebuild Illinois, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation. Accomplishments through Year Five of Rebuild Illinois include approximately $16 billion of improvements statewide on 6,541 miles of highway, 686 bridges and 986 additional safety improvements.

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