Lanes reopening where possible for Thanksgiving holiday travel
Non-emergency closures suspended, work zones still plentiful across the state
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the long Thanksgiving weekend to minimize travel disruption.
Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30.
The following lane closures will remain in place during the holiday weekend. The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through these areas. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and stay alert for workers and equipment. At all times, please buckle and drive sober.
District 1
City of Chicago
- Foster Avenue over the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94); closed.
- Westbound Foster Avenue ramp to outbound Kennedy; closed.
- Eastbound Ohio Street feeder ramp between Orleans Street and the Kennedy; lane reductions continue.
- Westbound Ontario Street ramp between Orleans Street and the Kennedy; lane reductions continue.
- Ashland Avenue over the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290); lane reductions continue.
- Outbound Kennedy ramp to I-190 at O’Hare International Airport; shoulders closed.
- Cicero Avenue (Illinois 50) between 67th and 71st Street; lane reductions continue.
Cook County
- Michigan City Road over the Bishop Ford Freeway in Calumet City; closed, detour posted.
- Franklin Avenue between Runge Street and Mannheim Road (U.S. 12/45) in Franklin Park; lane reductions continue.
- Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) between Wesley Terrace and River Road in Schiller Park; lane reductions continue.
- Shermer Road between Willow and Techny roads in Northbrook; lane reductions continue.
- Westbound Bernard Drive between Arlington Heights Road and Lincoln Terrace in Buffalo Grove; closed.
- Green Bay Road between McCormick Boulevard and Isabella Street in Evanston; lane reductions continue.
- 19th Avenue between Oak and Madison streets in Maywood; closed to through traffic, detour posted.
- Inbound Eisenhower Expressway (eastbound I-290) between First Avenue (Illinois 171) and the Des Plaines River; right shoulder closed.
- Old Chicago Road over Forked Creek in Wesley Township; closed, detour posted.
- Cermak Road between 19th Street and Gardner Road in Broadview and Westchester; lane reductions continue.
- Ashland Avenue/Wood Street between 127th Street in Calumet Park and 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard (Illinois 83) in Harvey; closed, detour posted.
- 127th Street (Illinois 83) over the Cal-Sag Channel in Crestwood; lane reductions continue.
- 55th Street between Wolf and Brainard roads in Western Springs, La Grange and Countryside; lane reductions continue.
- Cicero Avenue (Illinois 50) between Sprucewood Lane and Town Center Drive in Matteson; lane reductions continue.
- 123rd Street between La Grange Road (U.S. 45) and 86th Avenue in Palos Park; closed, detour posted.
- Southwest Highway (Illinois 7) between 131st and 135th streets in Orland Park and Palos Park; closed, detour posted.
- Illinois 53 between Kirchoff and Lake Cook roads in Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights and Palatine; lane reductions continue.
DuPage County
- Rohlwing Road (Illinois 53) over the Canadian National railroad south of Fullerton Avenue in Addison; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 53 over the East Branch DuPage River and Ginkgo Way at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle; lane reductions continue.
- Roosevelt Road (Illinois 38) at Illinois 53 in Glen Ellyn; lane reductions on both roads continue.
Kane County
- Eastbound Chicago Street between Center Street and Liberty Street (Illinois 25) in Elgin; closed, detour posted.
- U.S. 20 at State Street (Illinois 31) in Elgin; lane reductions on both roads continue.
- McLean Boulevard between Stearns Road and Spring Street in South Elgin; closed, detour posted.
Lake County
- Oak Spring Road over the Des Plaines River in Libertyville Township; closed, detour posted.
- Sprucewood Lane at Lakeshore Drive in Lindenhurst; lane closures on both roads continue.
- Deerpath Road between Oakwood and Western avenues in Lake Forest; closed, detour posted.
- Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) between Hough Street (Illinois 59) and Valencia Avenue in Barrington; lane reductions continue.
McHenry County
- Flat Iron Road over Mokeler Creek southwest of Harvard; closed, detour posted.
- White Oaks Road over the West Branch Piscasaw Creek, just south of the Wisconsin border in Chemung Township; closed, detour posted.
- Hunter Road over Beaver Creek, west of Harvard in Chemung Township; closed, detour posted.
- Sands Road between Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) and Three Oaks Road in Crystal Lake; closed, detour posted.
- Southbound Prospect Street between Telegraph Street (Illinois 176) and U.S. 20 in Marengo; closed, detour posted.
- Pleasant Valley Road at Eastwood Drive (Illinois 47/176) near Woodstock; closed, detour posted.
- Illinois 31 Bypass in Algonquin: lane and width reductions continue.
Will County
- Moen Avenue between Mound Road and Larkin Avenue in Rockdale; closed, detour posted.
- Sioux Drive/Dove Drive between Sunset Drive and Eames Street (U.S. 6) in Channahon; lane reductions continue.
- Essington Road between Pandola Avenue and Citadel Drive in Joliet; lane reductions continue.
- Northwest Frontage Road between Jefferson Street (U.S. 52) and Black Road in Shorewood; closed, detour posted.
- Northbound I-55 ramp to westbound I-80 in Shorewood; closed, detour posted.
- Southbound I-55 ramp to eastbound I-80; closed, detour posted.
- Northbound I-55 from 1 mile south of I-80 to I-80; both shoulders closed.
- Southbound I-55 at I-80; both shoulders closed.
- I-80 between Ridge Road in Minooka and Wheeler Avenue in Joliet; all shoulders closed.
- I-80 between Rowell Avenue in Joliet and Gougar Road in New Lenox; all shoulders closed, lane shifts continue.
- Midland Avenue at I-80 in Joliet; right shoulder closed.
- West Frontage Road at I-80 in Shorewood; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Briggs Street over I-80 in Joliet; lane reductions and shoulder closures continue.
- Lockport Street (eastbound Illinois 126) over the DuPage River in Plainfield; closed, detour posted.
- Ruby Street (Illinois 53) over the Des Plaines River in Joliet; closed, detour posted.
- Cass Street (U.S. 30) over the Des Plaines River in Joliet; closed, detour posted.
District 2
Winnebago County
- Illinois 2 over the Rock River near Rockton; lane reductions continue.
District 3
Bureau County
- I-180 between mileposts 7 and 8; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 29 between Briarcliff Drive and Miners Road in Spring Valley; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Iroquois County
- I-57 over Louis Creek near Buckley; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 1 over Little Beaver Creek south of St. Anne; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
La Salle County
- Southbound I-39 at milepost 68 about 2 miles north of U.S. 52; lane reductions continue
Livingson County
- Old Route 66 (Illinois 116) over the Vermilion River in Pontiac; lane reductions continue.
District 4
Henry County
- I-74 over Illinois 17 at Woodhull; lane reductions continue.
Knox County
- I-74 over the Spoon River; lane reductions continue.
Mercer County
- U.S. 67 over North Henderson Creek about 7 miles of Viola; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Peoria County
- Eastbound War Memorial Drive (U.S. 150) at Adams Street (Illinois 29) in Peoria; lane reductions continue.
- Adams Street (Illinois 29) between Lorentz Avenue and Eureka Street in Peoria; lane reductions continue.
Stark County
- Illinois 17/91 over the Spoon River west of Wyoming; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Tazewell County
- Westbound U.S. 150 on the McClugage Bridge; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 8/116 (Cedar Street Bridge) over the Illinois River; lane reductions continue.
District 5
Champaign County
- I-72 at I-57 Champaign; lane reductions continue.
- Northbound I-57 ramp to westbound I-72; closed.
- Westbound I-72 ramp to southbound I-57; closed.
District 6
Adams County
- Broadway Street (Illinois 104) in Quincy; lane reductions continue.
Logan County
- I-155 ramp to northbound I-55; closed, detour posted.
District 7
Coles County
- County Road 900 N over Riley Creek just west of Charleston; closed.
Fayette County
- Illinois 185 about 1 mile east of St. Peter; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Wayne County
- Illinois 15 about 4 miles west of Fairfield; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled b
District 8
Madison County
- Illinois 100 over Elsah Creek; lane reductions continue.
- North Access Road at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; lane reductions continue.
District 9
Franklin County
- Illinois 154 about 1 mile west of Illinois 37 near Whittington; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Gallatin County
- Illinois 1 about 1 mile northwest of Ridgway; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Jefferson County
- Interstate 64 between U.S. 51 and I-57; lane reductions continue.
- I-57/64 interchange at Mount Vernon; lane reductions continue.
Massac County
- I-24 over the Ohio River; lane reductions continue.
Saline County
- U.S. 45 east of Fourth Street in Eldorado; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
White County
- I-64 east of Grayville; lane reductions continue.
- U.S. 45 about 9 miles south of the Wayne County line; closed.
Williamson County
- Illinois 13 across Crab Orchard Lake; lane reductions continue.
- Southbound I-57 between mileposts 43 and 32; lane reductions continue.
Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve 7,107 lane miles of highway and 8.4 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 to 21,309 lane miles of highway, 815 bridges and 1,181 additional safety improvements.
For more information on IDOT projects, click here or view area construction details on the traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
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Paul Wappel
IDOT
Maria Castaneda
IDOT
