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IDOT to Reopen Some Lanes for Thanksgiving Travel; Others Will Stay Closed

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Some Illinois road projects will pause for the Thanksgiving weekend, while others will remain closed to drivers.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that several construction-related lane closures will temporarily reopen to ease holiday travel. From 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 through 11:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, all non-emergency closures will be lifted.

However, officials warn that many work zones across the state will stay closed throughout the long weekend.

In Winnebago County, lane reductions will continue on Illinois Route 2 over the Rock River near Rockton.

Travelers heading outside the area should expect additional closures across Illinois. IDOT urges drivers to watch for changing conditions and allow extra time for delays.

City of Chicago

  • Foster Avenue over the Kennedy Expressway (I-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 – 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 in Franklin Park – lane reductions continue

  • Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) in Schiller Park – lane reductions continue

  • Shermer Road in Northbrook – lane reductions continue

  • Westbound Bernard Drive in Buffalo Grove – closed

  • Green Bay Road in Evanston – lane reductions continue

  • 19th Avenue in Maywood – closed to through traffic, detour posted

  • Inbound Eisenhower Expressway (eastbound I-290) near First Avenue – right shoulder closed

  • Old Chicago Road in Wesley Township – closed, detour posted

  • Cermak Road in Broadview and Westchester – lane reductions continue

  • Ashland Avenue/Wood Street between Calumet Park and Harvey – closed, detour posted

  • 127th Street (Illinois 83) over the Cal-Sag Channel in Crestwood – lane reductions continue

  • 55th Street in Western Springs, La Grange and Countryside – lane reductions continue

  • Cicero Avenue (Illinois 50) in Matteson – lane reductions continue

  • 123rd Street in Palos Park – closed, detour posted

  • Southwest Highway (Illinois 7) in Orland Park and Palos Park – closed, detour posted

  • Illinois 53 in Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights and Palatine – lane reductions continue

DuPage County

  • Rohlwing Road (Illinois 53) in Addison – lane reductions continue

  • Illinois 53 at Morton Arboretum in Lisle – lane reductions continue

  • Roosevelt Road (Illinois 38) at Illinois 53 in Glen Ellyn – lane reductions continue

Kane County

  • Eastbound Chicago Street in Elgin – closed, detour posted

  • U.S. 20 at Illinois 31 in Elgin – lane reductions continue

  • McLean Boulevard in South Elgin – closed, detour posted

Lake County

  • Oak Spring Road in Libertyville Township – closed, detour posted

  • Sprucewood Lane at Lakeshore Drive in Lindenhurst – lane closures continue

  • Deerpath Road in Lake Forest – closed, detour posted

  • Northwest Highway (U.S. 14) in Barrington – lane reductions continue

McHenry County

  • Flat Iron Road southwest of Harvard – closed, detour posted

  • White Oaks Road near Chemung Township – closed, detour posted

  • Hunter Road west of Harvard – closed, detour posted

  • Sands Road in Crystal Lake – closed, detour posted

  • Southbound Prospect Street in Marengo – closed, detour posted

  • Pleasant Valley Road near Woodstock – closed, detour posted

  • Illinois 31 Bypass in Algonquin – lane and width reductions continue

Will County

  • Moen Avenue in Rockdale – closed, detour posted

  • Sioux/Dove Drive in Channahon – lane reductions continue

  • Essington Road in Joliet – lane reductions continue

  • Northwest Frontage Road in Shorewood – closed, detour posted

  • Multiple I-55 and I-80 ramps in Shorewood – closed, detours posted

  • I-80 through Joliet, Minooka and New Lenox – shoulders closed, lane shifts continue

  • Midland Avenue in Joliet – right shoulder closed

  • West Frontage Road in Shorewood – lane reductions with temporary signals

  • Briggs Street over I-80 in Joliet – lane and shoulder closures continue

  • Lockport Street (Illinois 126) in Plainfield – closed, detour posted

  • Ruby Street (Illinois 53) in Joliet – closed, detour posted

  • Cass Street (U.S. 30) in Joliet – closed, detour posted

Other Illinois Counties

Below is a summarized list of continuing lane reductions and closures:

  • Bureau County: I-180; Illinois 29 – lane reductions continue

  • Iroquois County: I-57; Illinois 1 – lane reductions continue

  • La Salle County: Southbound I-39 – lane reductions continue

  • Livingston County: Old Route 66 (Illinois 116) – lane reductions continue

  • Henry County: I-74 – lane reductions continue

  • Knox County: I-74 – lane reductions continue

  • Mercer County: U.S. 67 – lane reductions continue

  • Peoria County: U.S. 150 and Illinois 29 – lane reductions continue

  • Stark County: Illinois 17/91 – lane reductions continue

  • Tazewell County: U.S. 150; Illinois 8/116 – lane reductions continue

  • Champaign County: I-72/I-57 ramps – closed; lane reductions continue

  • Adams County: Broadway Street – lane reductions continue

  • Logan County: I-155 ramp – closed, detour posted

  • Coles County: County Road 900 N – closed

  • Fayette County: Illinois 185 – lane reductions continue

  • Wayne County: Illinois 15 – lane reductions continue

  • Madison County: Illinois 100; North Access Road – lane reductions continue

  • Franklin County: Illinois 154 – lane reductions continue

  • Gallatin County: Illinois 1 – lane reductions continue

  • Jefferson County: I-64; I-57/64 interchange – lane reductions continue

  • Massac County: I-24 – lane reductions continue

  • Saline County: U.S. 45 – lane reductions continue

  • White County: I-64; U.S. 45 – closed

  • Williamson County: Illinois 13; I-57 – lane reductions continue

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