I-294 Ramp To Close This Week For Resurfacing Work

COOK COUNTY, IL -- The Illinois Tollway has scheduled nightly pavement resurfacing work this week on the ramp connecting westbound I-190 to the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294), which will require overnight ramp closure with a posted detour. Electronic message signs and construction signage will be put in place in advance to alert drivers to the overnight closures and detour. The temporary closures are necessary to provide a work zone and safely accommodate repairs. All work is weather dependent.

Overnight on Tuesday, April 16, the ramp connecting westbound I-190 to southbound I-294 is scheduled to close beginning at midnight and reopen by 5 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, according to a news release from the Illinois State Tollway. A posted detour will direct traffic to exit at Mannheim Road, re-enter I-190 headed in the eastbound direction to reach southbound I-294.

Similar closures are also scheduled for overnight on Wednesday, April 17, and overnight Thursday, April 18.

Later this month, additional work will be scheduled on the ramp carrying eastbound I-190/northbound I-294 to the westbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90). Traffic on that ramp will be reduced to a single lane for about a month. The ramp will remain open at all times, according to a news release.

Repair work on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) is being coordinated with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Chicago Department of Aviation, the village of Rosemont and local fire and police departments.

The work is funded by the Illinois Tollway’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future.

Maps, construction and detour information about the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) repairs is available on the Tollway’s website at illinoistollway.com via the Interactive Tollway Map and under “Projects Overview” in the Explore Projects section.