With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that non-emergency roadwork will be suspended where possible to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow. IDOT is also providing advance notice of lane closures that will remain in place for the holiday week to aid motorists’ travel plans and boost safety. Starting at 3 PM today, IDOT will suspend all non-emergency roadwork for the holiday week and open up all lanes where possible through midnight Monday. Some construction zones will have lane closures in effect, depending on the projects. In Clinton County, the route 127 structure over the Kaskaskia River will be closed 2.5 miles south of Carlyle. The road closure is required to replace the structure over the Kaskaskia River and is expected to be completed by October 2014. A marked detour route utilizing Slant Road and Route 161 will be in place. In Saint Clair County, Interstate 64 from 18th Street to Route 111, in East Saint Louis, will have one lane closed in both the eastbound and westbound directions. Closure is needed to perform pavement resurfacing and staged bridge work. Route 13 under Route 15 near Belleville will be closed. Closure is needed to construct new structures. The Route 15 bridges over Route 13 near Belleville will have one lane closed in each direction of bridges. This lane restriction is needed to construct the new eastbound Route 15 structure. Also, Route 13, one mile northwest of Marissa, will be reduced to one lane to perform culvert replacement. IDOT is urging motorists to slow down, obey posted speed limits and drive with caution through work zones. Holiday travelers are reminded that work zone speed limits are still in effect wherever they are posted, even where no construction workers are present.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:57:24 +0000
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