Farnsworth Avenue Detours Start Thursday: Aurora Police

AURORA, IL — Drivers who take I-88 should expect delays as access is reduced to and from the Farnsworth Avenue ramps. Weather permitting, detours will begin Thursday as roadway and bridge pavement reconstruction gets underway on the interchange.

"Detours will be put in place for traffic traveling from eastbound I-88 to northbound Farnsworth Avenue and traffic traveling from northbound Farnsworth Avenue to westbound I-88," Aurora police said Wednesday. "Both traffic movements currently require left turns through the work zone where pavement work is underway, so access will be temporarily restricted for construction. All other interchange ramp access will remain open to drive."

Police added:

A detour will be put in place for eastbound I-88 traffic exiting to northbound Farnsworth Avenue, directing drivers southbound on Farnsworth Avenue to a detour route via Diehl Road, Eola Road and Butterfield Road to reach northbound Farnsworth Avenue. In addition, Northbound Farnsworth Avenue traffictraveling to westbound I-88 will be directed northbound on Farnsworth Avenue to a detour route via Butterfield Road, Eola Road and Bilter Road to enter westbound I-88. The detours are scheduled to remain in place through August.

Electric message signs and detour signs will be in place to alert drivers, police said.

During road closures, two lanes will remain open on Farnsworth Avenue in both directions and an additoinal southbound lane at the ramps will open.