I-88 Church Road Bridge to Close Next Week for Replacement

Submitted by the Illinois Tollway

The Church Road Bridge carrying traffic over the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) is scheduled to close the week of Aug. 18 for reconstruction. Electronic message signs and construction signs will be put in place to alert drivers in advance of the closure and detour.

The Illinois Tollway is removing the existing Church Road Bridge along the Aurora stretch of I-88 and replacing it with a new bridge featuring a reinforced concrete deck on precast concrete beams.

The new bridge will be widened and the height increased to meet current design standards. Bridge reconstruction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Beginning the week of Aug. 18, Church Road will be closed to through traffic between Corporate Boulevard and Molitor Road and the bridge will be closed to all traffic. A signed detour will be put in place directing traffic to use Indian Trail Road, Farnsworth Avenue and Butterfield Road.

On I-88, shoulders closures will be in place for bridge reconstruction and intermittent traffic stops during off-peak hours will be scheduled for the removal and placement of bridge beams.

The I-88 bridge repairs are part of the 15-year, $12 billion capital program. Visit www.illinoistollway.com for more information.