IDOT Suspends Non-Emergency Roadwork Labor Day Weekend
Agency Details Lane Closures to Aid Motorist Travel Plans
SPRINGFIELD, IL – With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that non-emergency roadwork will be suspended where possible to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow. IDOT is also providing advance notice of lane closures that will remain in place for the holiday week to aid motorists’ travel plans and boost safety.
Starting at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, IDOT will suspend all non-emergency roadwork for the holiday week and open up all lanes where possible through midnight Monday, Sept.1. Some construction zones will have lane closures in effect, depending on the projects.
IDOT is urging motorists to slow down, obey posted speed limits and drive with caution through work zones. Holiday travelers are reminded that work zone speed limits are still in effect wherever they are posted, even where no construction workers are present.
IDOT Highway District 1:
COOK COUNTY
Harrison Str. closed between Halsted and Des Plaines. (Bridge over I-90/94) detours are posted. Halsted St. Bridge reduced to two lanes between Van Buren St. and Harrison St. (bridge over I-290)
North Ave over Salt Creek; traffic reduced to 2 lanes in each direction.
Cumberland Avenue over I-90; traffic reduced to 2 lanes in each direction.
Willow Road from IL 43 (Waukegan Road) to I-94, there will be one lane in each direction open to through traffic. That includes the traffic on IL 43 (Waukegan Road) at Willow Road.
Morgan St. closed between Van Buren St. and Harrison St. (bridge over I-290). Also there are lane closures EB on (at 1-290) Congress at Halsted and WB from Canal to Halsted.
Permanent closure on North Ave @ Des Plaines River Bridge(Thatcher Ave) – Westbound lane 3, traffic will be reduce to two lanes westbound approximately 0.3 of a mile westbound.
Cambridge Dr. over W Branch DuPage River is closed, detour is posted.
Syracuse Ln over the W Branch DuPage River is closed, detour is posted.
Cornell Ave from IL 64 to Armitage Ave in Melrose Park is one way northbound, detour is posted.
IL 83 from Kedzie to Western/Dixie Highway, going east & westbound, one lane open in each direct; and Western to Kedzie going north & southbound, one lane open in each direction. (Posen, IL)
US 30/IL 56 over IL 47 will have one lane open in each direction.
US 20(Lake St.) from Oak Ave. to Park Ave. in Bartlett and Streamwood. Both west bound lanes will remain open. Only one east bound lane will remain open during stage two.
County Line Road over I-55 bridge rehabilitation and ramps, NB bridge will be closed and traffic crossover to SB bridge with 1 lane NB, and 1 lane SB; with 1 SB ramp lane partially closed with barricades on one side. Approach with caution.
The SB Bishop Ford ramp to Stony Island/103rd St is closed until Sept. 15, 2014 and a detour to 111th street is set-up. This is part of contract 60J12, I-94 (Bishop Ford Expy) at Stony Island Interchange project.
IL 83 over the S&S and I&M Canals have (2 lanes closed) one lane only NB for through traffic.
West Lake Avenue at Greenwood Road in Glenview. West Lake Avenue and Greenwood Road will be closed to through traffic. West Lake Avenue is currently open to one way local traffic only in the westbound direction. There is a posted detour to follow.
West Jeffery Avenue over Buffalo Creek in Wheeling. West Jeffery Ave. is completely closed to traffic at the bridge over Buffalo Creek.
Intersection Improvement at Western and US 30 in Chicago Heights and Olympia Fields in Cook County. Traffic will be reduced from 3 lanes to 2 lanes on US 30 and from 2 lanes to one lane on Western. The right turn lane is closed in both directions on Western.
US 20(Lake St.) from Oak Ave. to Park Ave. in Bartlett and Streamwood. Both east bound lanes will remain open. Only one west bound lane will remain open during stage one.
Bridge rehabilitation and ramp construction on I-94/90 (Kennedy Expressway) at Ohio Street) located at the Ohio Street Interchange in Cook County. Ramp partially closed with           barricades on one side – enter with caution.
Intersection Improvement at Western and US 30 in Chicago Heights and Olympia Fields in Cook County. Traffic will be reduced from 3 lanes to 2 lanes on US 30 and from 2 lanes to one lane on Western. The right turn lane is closed in the NB on Western.
IL 64 (North Ave) is down to two lanes in each direction from IL 83 to Villa Park.
Joliet Road (US 66) in Countryside down to one lane westbound to LaGrange Road (US 45/US 12).
DUPAGE COUNTY
IL route 38 is permanent closures leaving one lane in each direction from Kirk Road to east of Kress Road in Geneva and West Chicago. (Kane and DuPage Counties)
IL 59, between Diehl Road and New York/North Aurora Road there will be two lanes open in each direction utilizing the median as one of the lanes. There will only be a single lane of traffic open in each direction under the BNSF RR.
One lane closed EB on IL 19 (Irving Park Road) at York Road.
Maple St over Spring Brook Creek in Itasca is closed.
75th Street, from Adams to Plainfield Road in Darien; eastbound and westbound lane closures; 2 lanes are open in each direction.
East New York Street from Welsh Dr. to Asbury Dr. in Aurora – lane closure eastbound and westbound, one lane open in each direction.
KANE COUNTY
EB and WB Indian Trail road over the Fox River is closed to traffic between IL 31 and IL 25, in the city of Aurora. Detour routes are posted.
