Englewood Flyover bridge to require Dan Ryan closures CHICAGO (Oct. 2, 2013) – The construction of a major railroad bridge over the Dan Ryan Expressway will impact highway drivers during overnight periods from Oct. 14 through Nov. 7, with lane closures and some brief full traffic stops while the work progresses. The changes are needed as Metra’s contractor will be erecting steel girders onto the concrete piers for the Englewood Flyover. The flyover is a rail bridge over the Dan Ryan and over a set of Norfolk Southern freight tracks that is designed to eliminate conflicts between Metra trains on the Rock Island Line and freight and Amtrak trains on the NS tracks. The work will cover several different phases. During each phase, the periodic full closures will be in effect from midnight until 9 a.m. on the Saturday night into Sunday morning periods and 1 a.m. until 5 a.m. on all other nights. · Oct. 14 to Oct. 18 o Preparation work will result in some shifting of lanes on the inbound and outbound express lanes between 63rd and 69th streets. · Oct. 19 to Oct. 25 o All outbound traffic will be reduced to one express lane, and that lane will be subject to periodic full closures. Outbound ramps will be closed from 43rd St. through 63rd St. · Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 o The outbound and inbound express lanes will be closed from 81st to 47th streets. The outbound local lanes will remain open but the inbound local lanes will be reduced to one lane, with that lane subject to full closures nightly. This work will also require intermittent stoppages for CTA Red Line trains as steel is lifted into place. · Nov. 2 to Nov. 5 o Work will move to the inbound local lanes with all traffic shifted to the inbound express lanes overnight. Outbound lanes will not be impacted. Nightly lane shifts are expected Nov. 6 and 7 to complete the work.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:32:55 +0000
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