Lane Closure for Emergency Bridge Deck Patching

CHANNAHON, IL — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is alerting motorists of a lane closure on the southbound Interstate 55 bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Wednesday, Dec 16. The closure is necessary to perform emergency bridge deck patching to repair a hole in the bridge deck.

The bridge is located about 8 miles south of Interstate 80 and about 4 miles south of Channahon in Will County.

Repairs to the hole are underway now. The lane is expected to reopen by 7:30 p.m.

The closure will reduce traffic to one lane. It is expected to cause significant delays. Motorists should allow extra time for trips through this area.

Please obey the posted speed limits and be alert for workers.

Updates on the impacts to traffic are available at www.travelmidwest.com