Halsted Street project to begin Oct. 13 ​

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that a project to repair the bridge carrying Halsted Street (Illinois 1) over the Little Calumet River in Chicago and Riverdale will begin, weather permitting, Monday, Oct. 13.

The work will initially require daily lane closures on Halsted Street between 129^th Place and 134^th Street through early November, to complete the installation of new storm sewers, drainage structures and pavement patching. In early spring, work will begin on the Halsted Street bridge over the Little Calumet River. Details and impacts to traffic will be updated and shared in advance. ​

The $4.2 million project, which consists of repairing the bridge deck, approaches and substructure, replacing expansion joints, installing a new deck overlay, along with pavement patching and installing new storm sewers and drainage structures, is anticipated to be completed late summer 2026.

Additionally, work continues through the end of this year on the Halsted Street bridges over the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad north of 142^nd Street and over the CSX railroad, north of 138^th Street, a nearby unrelated, project. One lane is open in both directions from south of 129^th Place to 142^nd Street, with lane widths reduced to 9 feet 5 inches. Click here for more information.

The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Alternate 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 Six of Rebuild Illinois include almost $20.8 billion of improvements statewide on 7,897 miles of highway, 815 bridges and 1,181 additional safety improvements.

For more information on IDOT projects, click here. Find traffic and road conditions at www.gettingaroundillinois.com. You also can follow IDOT on Facebook and X.

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