Your drive on the Kennedy Expressway will likely take longer -- starting soon.
is slated to begin Monday night, officials said. According to IDOT, Phase 2 of the project will close the reversible express lanes in both directions for approximately eight months.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyFinally, bridge cleaning, painting and light installation will begin at Hubbard’s Cave, requiring closures of the left lane in the inbound Kennedy from Chicago Avenue to Lake Street and on the outbound Kennedy from the Byrne Interchange to Grand Avenue.Additional closures will also take place, weather permitting. Temporary closures will be picked up by 5 a.m.
At the same time, intermittent outbound Kennedy ramp closures between North and Fullerton avenues will also take place. Phase 2 of the construction will focus on the reversible express lanes, IDOT said, with the focus during the closure being the rehabilitation of the REVLAC system in those express lanes.
According to IDOT, bridge cleaning, painting and LED light installation at Hubbard’s Cave will require a closure of the left lane on the inbound Kennedy from Chicago Avenue to Lake Street, and on the outbound Kennedy from the Jane Byrne Interchange to Grand Avenue.
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