July 3, 2020

Construction suspended where possible for July 4

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Fourth of July holiday to minimize travel disruption.

Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. July 2 to 11:59 p.m. July 5.

The following lane closures will remain in place during the holiday weekend. Work zone speed limits will remain in effect where posted. Please buckle up, put your phone down and drive sober.

District 1

City of Chicago:

The following ramps in the Jane Byrne Interchange work zone will remain closed:
- Inbound Kennedy (Interstate 90/94) Expressway exit to inbound Ida B. Wells Drive.
- Outbound Dan Ryan Expressway exit to Taylor Street and Roosevelt Road.
- Outbound Ida B. Wells Drive entrance from Canal Street.
- Outbound Ida B. Wells Drive exit to outbound Dan Ryan.
- Outbound Ida B. Wells Drive exit to outbound Kennedy.
- Inbound Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate -290) to outbound Kennedy; detour with U-turn posted.
- Inbound Eisenhower; lane reductions continue.
- Inbound Ida B. Wells Drive; lane reductions continue.
Outbound Kennedy exit at Canfield Road; closed.
Westbound Bryn Mawr Avenue between Harlem and Oriole avenues; lane reductions continue.
Westbound Higgins Avenue between Oriole and Canfield avenues; lane reductions continue.
Halsted Street over Interstate 57; lane reductions continue.

Cook County

Winnetka Road over the North Branch Chicago River; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Joliet Road over railroads in McCook; lane reductions continue.
Sauk Trail over I-57 between Central Avenue and Hillside Drive in Richton Park; lane reductions continue.
Van Dam Road south of U.S. 6 in South Holland; closed, detour posted.
Eastbound Lake-Cook Road east of I-94 in Northbrook; closed, detour posted.
McHenry Road (Illinois 83) at Lake-Cook Road; lane reductions continue.
Chicago Avenue between First Avenue (Illinois 171) and Thatcher Avenue in River Forest and Maywood; lane reductions continue.
Kedzie Avenue at 119th Street in Merrionette Park; lane reductions continue.
Woodfield Road between Meacham and East Frontage roads in Schaumburg; lane reductions continue.
Lake Street between Harlem and Euclid avenues in Oak Park; closed, detour posted.
Prater Avenue between Parkview Drive and Country Club Drive in Northlake; closed, detour posted.
Chicago Road at the Thorn Creek Tributary in Chicago Heights; closed, detour posted.
Grand Avenue over the Des Plaines River between Forest Avenue to Rhodes Avenue in River Grove; lane reductions continue.
Sheridan Road south of Lake-Cook Road in Glencoe; closed, detour posted.
Inbound Eisenhower Expressway between First Avenue and the Des Plaines River; right shoulder closed.
Milwaukee Avenue at Palatine Road in Prospect Heights; ramps closed, detour posted.
Lake-Cook Road over Skokie Highway (U.S. 41) in Northbrook; lane reductions continue.
U.S. 30 between Illinois 394 and Sauk Trail; lane reductions continue.

DuPage County

Ogden Avenue (U.S. 34) between Arbor View Drive and Spencer Avenue in Lisle; lane reductions continue.
55th Street from Dunham Road to Clarendon Hills Road in Downers Grove/Westmont/Clarendon Hills; closed, detour posted.
Army Trail Road at Illinois 59 in Bartlett; lane reductions continue.
Chicago Avenue over Kingery Highway (Illinois 83) in Clarendon Hills; closed, detour posted.
Southbound York Road at Illinois 38 in Elmhurst; lane reductions continue.

Kane County

U.S. 20 at Getty Road in Hampshire; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
U.S. 20 1.2 miles south of Interstate 90; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Westbound Chicago Street between Center Street and Liberty Street in Elgin; closed, detour posted.
Eastbound Main Street between Van Nortwick Avenue and Washington Street in Batavia; closed, detour posted.
Huntley Road at Western Avenue (Illinois 31) in Carpentersville; lane reductions continue.
State Street (Illinois 38) over the Fox River in Geneva; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 38 over a railroad in Geneva; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Lake County

Illinois 132 at U.S. 41 in Gurnee; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 132 from Munn Road to Deerpath Drive in Lindenhurst; lane reductions continue.
Hart Road between U.S. 14 and Lake-Cook Road in Barrington; closed, detour posted.
Southbound Orchard Road between Rollins Road and Monaville Road in Round Lake Beach; closed, detour posted.
Westbound Rockland Road between Illinois 21 and St, Mary’s Road in Libertyville; closed, detour posted.
Thompson Boulevard and Brandywyn Lane in Buffalo Grove; lane reductions continue.

McHenry County

Main Street between Winn Road and Blivin Street in Spring Grove; closed, detour posted.
Lily Lake Road between Stone Drive and Wegner Drive in Nunda Township; closed detour posted.
Algonquin Road (Illinois 62) over the Fox River in Algonquin; lane reductions continue.
Division Street (Illinois 14) over Union Pacific tracks in Harvard; lane reductions continue.
Algonquin Road at Randall Road in Lake of the Hills; lane reductions continue.

Will County

Moen Avenue from Mound Road to Larkin Avenue in Rockdale; closed, detour posted.
Sioux Drive/Dove Drive from Sunset Drive to U.S. 6 in Channahon; lane reductions continue.
Weber Road from 135th Street to Normantown Road in Romeoville; lane reductions continue.
St. Francis Road between 84^th and 88^th avenues in Frankfort Township; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Interstate 55 between River Road and Arsenal Road; lane reductions continue.
Danne Road over Plum Creek in Crete Township; closed.
Jefferson Street (eastbound U.S. 30) over the Des Plaines River in Joliet; closed, detour posted.
Brandon Road over the Des Plaines River in Rockdale; closed, detour posted.

District 2

Henry County

Interstate 74 between Illinois 17 and Illinois 81; lane reductions continue.

Ogle County

Illinois 72 over the Rock River in Byron; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Rock Island County

I-74 at the Mississippi River; closed, detour posted.

Whiteside County

Interstate 88 at Sand Road 2.6 miles northwest of Erie; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 78 over the Rock River; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Winnebago County

U.S. 20/Illinois 2 interchange in Rockford; lane reductions continue.

District 3

Bureau County

Interstate 180 over the Illinois River; lane reductions continue.
Interstate 180 south of U.S. 6; lane reductions continue

DeKalb County

Illinois 72 near the Ogle County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Ford County

I-57 south of Paxton; lane reductions continue.

Grundy County

I-55 from Reed Road to south of Gardner; lane reductions continue.

Iroquois

US 45/52 south of Danforth; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Kankakee County

Larry Power Road over I-57; closed.

La Salle County

U.S. 52 near Serena; closed.
Interstate 80 near LaSalle-Peru; lane reductions continue.
County Highway 9 over I-80; closed.
Interstate 39 north of Mendota; lane reductions continue.

Livingston County

I-55 around Pontiac; lane reductions continue. The ramp from Illinois 116 is closed northbound.
I-55 south of Dwight; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 116 west of Pontiac; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

District 4

Fulton County

Illinois 41 east of Prairie City; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Knox County

Illinois 78 just south of Illinois 8; closed, detour posted.
I-74 between mileposts 45 and 48 at Galesburg; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 167 just east of Wataga; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Depot Road just east of Wataga; closed, detour posted.

Mercer County

Illinois 17 just east of New Boston; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Peoria County

I-74 at the Illinois River; closed, detour posted.
Kickapoo Creek Road south of Farmington Road; closed.
Bell School Road over I-74; closed.
Northbound Illinois 29 between Illinois 6 and Lakeview Road near Mossville; lane reductions continue.

Tazewell County

Southbound Illinois 116 at the U.S. 150/24 interchange in East Peoria; lane reductions continue.

Woodford County

Illinois 116/117 in Roanoke; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
I-39 between mileposts 6 and 23; lane reductions continue.
I-74 between Deer Creek and Carlock; lane reductions continue.

Warren County

U.S. 34 over U.S. 67 near Monmouth; closed, detour posted.

District 5

Champaign County

County Highway 12 over I-74 at St. Joseph; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

McLean County

Business U.S. 51 in Bloomington at the Norfolk Southern railroad crossing; lane reductions continue.

District 6

Logan County

I-55 at Lincoln; lane reductions continue.
Interstate 155 near Hartsburg; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 123 over I-55 at Williamsville; lane reductions continue.

Macoupin County

Illinois 138 west of Interstate 55; lane reductions continue.

Pike County

Illinois 100 at the Illinois River; closed, detour posted.

Sangamon County

I-55 at Southwind Drive in Springfield; lane reductions continue.
Interstate 72 at Wabash Avenue in Springfield; lane reductions continue.
Illinois 97 near Salisbury; lane reductions continue.

District 7

Cumberland County

I-57 at the U.S. 45 interchange near Mattoon; lane reductions continue.
Montrose Blacktop a half-mile north of the Effingham County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Effingham County

Interstate 70 from west of Effingham to Altamont; lane reductions continue.
U.S. 45 5 miles south of Illinois 37; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Lawrence County

U.S. 50 2 miles east of Illinois 1; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Business U.S. 50 in Lawrenceville; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Macon County

County Highway 20 over I-72 near Oreana; closed, detour posted.

Shelby County

Illinois 16 2 miles west of Illinois 32; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

District 8

Greene County

Illinois 267 over Lick Creek 7.5 miles north of Greenfield; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Illinois 267 over Apple Creek 9 miles north of Greenfield; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

St. Clair County

Martin Luther King Bridge; closed.
Interstate 255 between I-64 and Illinois 15; closed, detour posted.

District 9

Franklin County

Illinois 154 at the Perry County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Illinois 154 2 miles west of Illinois 48; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Jackson County

Illinois 13 east of Carbondale; lane reductions continue.

Jefferson County

Illinois 37 8 miles south of Illinois 148; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Illinois 15 4 miles east of the Washington County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
County Highway 42 over I-57 at Ina; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Johnson County

U.S. 45 south of Illinois 146 in Vienna; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Massac County

Interstate 24 between mileposts 34 and 36 near Metropolis; lane reductions continue.

Union County

Illinois 127 just south of Alto Pass; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
I-57 just south of Dongola; lane reductions continue.
I-57 3 miles north of Dongola; lane reductions continue

White County

Illinois 141 just east of Illinois 1; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Illinois 141 3 miles east of Illinois 1; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.

Williamson County

Illinois 148 just north of Interstate 57; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Illinois 13 from Fair Street to east of Old Illinois 13 in Marion; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Cambria Road at Herrin Road near Blairsville; closed.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through these areas. To avoid the work area, when feasible, use of alternate routes should be considered. 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 be alert for workers and equipment.

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