CHICAGO — Overnight ramp and lane closures necessary to replace large overhead signs on the Kennedy Expressway began Tuesday night and are scheduled to take place over 12 nights, culminating Monday, Sept. 14, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced.
To complete the work, IDOT says, drivers should expect overnight and weekend ramp and lane closures, down to one lane approaching each location. Travel delays are anticipated, and alternate routes are recommended.
According to IDOT, the closures are scheduled to take place from approximately 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, and from 10 p.m. Saturdays to 7 a.m. Sundays. Starting at 1 a.m. each night, IDOT says full stops for no longer than 15 minutes at a time will take place.
IDOT says the work is part of the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94). The following schedule is weather permitting and subject to change:
Inbound Kennedy
- Tuesday, Sept. 3 – approaching Western Avenue and Logan Boulevard.
- Wednesday, Sept. 4 – approaching Armitage Avenue.
- Saturday, Sept. 7 – between Ohio Street and Milwaukee Avenue (the Ontario Street ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway will also be closed).
- Monday, Sept. 9 – approaching Kostner Avenue.
- Tuesday, Sept. 10 – approaching Pulaski Avenue.
- Wednesday, Sept. 11 – approaching Sacramento Avenue.
- Thursday, Sept. 12 – approaching Western Avenue and Logan Boulevard.
- Saturday, Sept. 12 – approaching Ohio Street.
- Sunday, Sept. 13 – approaching Pulaski Avenue.
- Monday, Sept. 14 – approaching Milwaukee Avenue.
Outbound Kennedy
- Thursday, Sept. 5 – approaching Fullerton Avenue.
- Sunday, Sept. 8 – approaching Fullerton Avenue (the Ontario Street ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway will also be closed).
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