Lane Closures and Delays Expected on Tri-State Tollway Near I-57 in Coming Days

Lanes will be closed on Interstate 294 Saturday and Sunday and next weekend while beams are installed for the new overpasses as part of the ongoing work on the Tri-State Tollway/I-57 Interchange Project.

There will be overnight lane reductions and intermittent full closures on I-294 scheduled for two consecutive weekends. Delays are expected.

The closures are needed for placement of 12 beams over I-294 as the Tollway constructs the new ramp connecting northbound I-57 to the northbound I-294. Cranes will lift six, 40,000-pound steel beams into place each weekend. 

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, traffic in both directions will be reduced to two lanes. At 9 p.m., traffic will be reduced to one lane. Full closures of 15-minute durations will begin after 11 p.m. The closures will continue until 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, and three lanes of traffic will be restored by 10 a.m. 

Similar closures are scheduled overnight on Sunday, Nov. 10, as well as Monday, Nov. 11, with intermittent full closures beginning at 11 p.m. on Sunday night and ending at 4 a.m. on Monday morning, and then beginning again at midnight on Monday night and ending by 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning. 

Traffic will be restored to three lanes by 5 a.m. both days in time for the morning rush hour.

— Source: Illinois Toll Highway Authority