127th Bridge To Be Closed Several Months For 'Restrengthening'

ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL — IDOT has announced that the 127th Street bridge on the border of Alsip and Crestwood will be closed starting Monday, March 4, weather permitting.

The well-traveled bridge will be closed just east of the intersection of 127th Street and Cal Sag Road, a few blocks west of Cicero Road and the busy interchange of Cicero and 127th Street.
Work crews will be restrengthening the bridge from topside and underneath from a barge. This means that once again, traffic in the area will be restricted.

The $14.4 million project consists of replacing the bridge deck and concrete approaches, repairing structural steel and replacing steel beams, installing new lighting and painting. The existing multi-use path on the south side of the bridge will be widened and new guardrail will be installed.

IDOT also adjusting the timeline for the project stating work is expected to be completed by summer, not December as originally announced.

Residents are encouraged to visit businesses in the area by following detour signs during bridge repairs.

~ This story has been updated with new information.