10/30/2009 Illinois Tollway Construction Alerts

• Four southbound lanes between 159th Street and 171st Street and the ORT lanes at the 163rd Street Toll Plaza will close at 9 p.m. tonight, October 30, for pavement striping. All lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Saturday, October 31.

• One southbound lane between Ballard Road and Des Plaines River Road will close at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for pavement striping work. A second lane will close at midnight. One lane will reopen by 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 31. The remaining lane will reopen by 9 a.m. The same closure is planned as a contingency on Saturday night, October 31, and Sunday night, November 1, in case of inclement weather.

• One southbound lane from Des Plaines River to River Road will close at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for overhead sign work. A second lane will close at midnight. Several full, 15-minute closures are scheduled after 2 a.m. All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. on Saturday, October 31.

• Two northbound lanes will close between Kedzie Avenue and Cicero Avenue at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for pavement repair work. A third lane will close from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. on Saturday, October 31. The two remaining lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, November 2, allowing the new concrete to cure.

• Two southbound lanes between Chicago Road and IL Route 394 will close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, for pavement striping. The lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.

• One southbound lane between Des Plaines River and Balmoral Avenue will close at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, for pavement striping and a traffic shift. A second lane will close at 11 p.m. One lane will reopen by 8 a.m. on Sunday, November 1. The remaining lane will reopen by 11 a.m. At that time, the counterflow Express Lane will be removed and three contiguous lanes will be open in the southbound direction. The same closure is planned on Sunday, November 1, as a contingency in case of inclement weather.

• One southbound lane from 87th Street to Harlem Avenue will close at 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, for pavement reconstruction work. A second lane will close at 9 p.m. Both lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, November 2.

• Two northbound lanes between 75th Street and Wolf Road will close at 8 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, for pavement striping. The lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, November 2.

• Traffic on Central Road under I-294 will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, for sewer work. Two-way traffic will be controlled by flaggers. The same closure is planned on Monday, November 2, and daily through Wednesday, November 4.

• One westbound lane on the Edens Spur between the plaza and I-294 will close from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, November 2, for bridge work. The same closure is planned daily through Friday, November 6.

• The two westbound right lanes between Mill Street and through the Winfield Road Interchange will close at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for concrete patching work. A lane also will close on the westbound exit ramp to Winfield Road with traffic traveling on the right shoulder. Two mainline lanes will remain open through the weekend. The lanes are scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday, November 2, allowing the concrete to cure.

• One westbound lane between the Fox River Bridge and IL Route 31 will close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, for pavement striping work. The lane will reopen by 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 1. The same closure is planned Sunday, November 1, as a contingency.

• One lane in each direction on Eola Road between I-88 and IL Prairie Path Bridge from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for grading work. The same closure is planned daily through Monday, November 2.

• One lane in each direction on Bilter Road between I-88 ramps and Eola Road from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for storm sewer work. The same closure is planned daily through Monday, November 2.

• One lane on the eastbound exit ramp to Midwest Road will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, November 1, for electrical work.

• One westbound lane from Roselle Road to the Elgin Toll Plaza will close at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for pavement repair work. The lane will reopen at 7 a.m. on Saturday, October 31.

• One lane in each direction between Newburg Road and the South Beloit Toll Plaza will close at 10 p.m. tonight, October 30, for pavement striping work. The lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3.

• Two westbound lanes at Oakton Avenue will close at 11 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, for bridge repairs. The lanes will reopen at 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.

• One eastbound lane between I-39 and the Kishwaukee River will close from 6 a.m. to midnight on Monday, November 2, for paving work.

A 45 m.p.h. speed limit is in effect 24/7 in all construction zones, whether or not workers are present. Drivers should continue to watch for changing traffic patterns and use caution, especially when workers are present. Illinois State Police have zero tolerance for drivers speeding in work zones. The minimum penalty for speeding in a work zone is $375. Posted signs advise motorists of a $10,000 fine and 14-year jail sentence for hitting a roadway worker. Keep Workers Alive – Drive 45.

The Tollway offers a variety of ways for drivers to get the latest information on construction and traffic on our roads.

• www.illinoistollway.com – Construction Section – for details by road
• 1-800-TOLL-FYI – daily lane closure info
• Roadway and electronic signs
• www.gcmtravel.com – travel times
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• Up-to-the-minute traffic by road – www.nbc5.com
• Construction eNewsletter – www.illinoistollway.com

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