For Immediate Release – September 3, 2026
Lanes reopening for Labor Day holiday travel
Non-emergency closures suspended, work zones still plentiful across the state
Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7.
The following lane closures will remain in place during the holiday weekend. The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through these areas. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and stay alert for workers and equipment. At all times, please buckle up and drive sober.
District 1
City of Chicago
- Foster Avenue over the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94); closed.
- Westbound Foster Avenue ramp to outbound Kennedy; closed.
- Ashland Avenue over the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290); lane reductions continue.
Cook County
- Michigan City Road over the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) in Calumet City; closed, detour posted.
- Inbound Bishop Ford ramp to eastbound Sibley Boulevard; closed, detour posted.
- Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) between 130th and 159th streets; lane reductions continue.
- Westbound River Oaks Drive/159th Street ramp to outbound Bishop Ford in Calumet City; closed, detour posted.
- Franklin Avenue between Runge Street and Mannheim Road (U.S. 12/45) in Franklin Park; lane reductions continue.
- Irving Park Road (Illinois 19) between Wesley Terrace and River Road in Schiller Park; lane reductions continue.
- Shermer Road between Willow and Techny roads in Northbrook; lane reductions continue.
- Westbound Bernard Drive between Arlington Heights Road and Lincoln Terrace in Buffalo Grove; closed.
- Green Bay Road between McCormick Boulevard and Isabella Street in Evanston; lane reductions continue.
- 19th Avenue between Oak and Madison streets in Maywood; closed to through traffic, detour posted.
- Old Chicago Road over Forked Creek in Wesley Township; closed, detour posted.
- Ashland Avenue/Wood Street between 127th Street in Calumet Park and 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard (Illinois 83) in Harvey; closed, detour posted.
- 127th Street (Illinois 83) over the Cal-Sag Channel in Crestwood; closed, detour posted.
- 55th Street between Wolf and Brainard roads in Western Springs, La Grange and Countryside; lane reductions continue.
- Cicero Avenue (Illinois 50) between Sprucewood Lane and Town Center Drive in Matteson; lane reductions continue.
- 123rd Street between La Grange Road (U.S. 45) and 86th Avenue in Palos Park; closed, detour posted.
- Southwest Highway (Illinois 7) between 131st and 135th streets in Orland Park and Palos Park; closed, detour posted.
- Illinois 53 between Kirchoff and Lake Cook roads in Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights and Palatine; lane reductions continue.
- Eastbound Golf Road (Illinois 58) at Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates; lane reductions continue.
- Rand Road (U.S. 12) between Elk Boulevard and Ballard Road in Des Plaines; lane reductions continue.
- Archer Road (Illinois 171) between 58th Street and 60th Place in Summit; lane reductions continue.
- Cermak Road over the Des Plaines River in North Riverside; lane reductions continue.
- Joliet Road between Constance and Brainard avenues in Countryside; lane reductions continue.
DuPage County
- Illinois 53 over the East Branch DuPage River and Ginkgo Way at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle; lane reductions continue.
- Roosevelt Road (Illinois 38) at Illinois 53 in Glen Ellyn; lane reductions on both roads continue.
Kane County
- Eastbound Chicago Street between Center Street and Liberty Street (Illinois 25) in Elgin; closed, detour posted.
Lake County
- Sprucewood Lane at Lakeshore Drive in Lindenhurst; lane closures on both roads continue.
- Green Bay Road between Witchwood Lane and Rockland Road (Illinois 176) in Lake Bluff; closed, detour posted.
- Rosecrans Road (Illinois 173) just east of Green Bay Road (Illinois 131) in Zion; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
McHenry County
- Pleasant Valley Road at Eastwood Drive (Illinois 47/176) near Woodstock; closed, detour posted.
- Swanson Road between Illinois 176 and Pleasant Valley Road; closed.
- Allendale Road over Nippersink Creek in Greenwood Township; closed, detour posted.
Will County
- Moen Avenue between Mound Road and Larkin Avenue in Rockdale; closed, detour posted.
- Sioux Drive/Dove Drive between Sunset Drive and Eames Street (U.S. 6) in Channahon; lane reductions continue.
- Essington Road between Pandola Avenue and Citadel Drive in Joliet; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 53 between Hoff and Schweizer roads in Elwood; lane reductions continue.
- Northwest Frontage Road between Jefferson Street (U.S. 52) and Black Road in Shorewood; closed, detour posted.
- Southbound I-55 ramp to eastbound I-80 in Shorewood; closed, detour posted.
- Northbound I-55 ramp to westbound I-80; closed, detour posted.
- Westbound I-80 ramp to southbound I-55; closed, detour posted.
- Northbound I-55 from 1 mile south of I-80 to I-80; both shoulders closed.
- Southbound I-55 from Illinois 59 to I-80; both shoulders closed.
- I-80 between River Road in Shorewood and Wheeler Avenue in Joliet; all shoulders closed; lane shifts continue.
- I-80 between Wheeler Avenue and Richards Street in Joliet; all shoulders closed, lane shifts continue
- Midland Avenue at I-80 in Joliet; right shoulder closed.
- West Frontage Road at I-80 in Shorewood; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Center Street/Meadow Avenue over I-80 in Joliet and Rockdale; closed, detour posted.
- Eastbound I-80 ramp to northbound Center Street; closed, detour posted.
- Southbound Center Street ramps to I-80; closed, detour posted.
- Westbound I-80 ramp to northbound Center Street; closed, detour posted.
- Westbound I-80 ramp to westbound Meadow Avenue; closed, detour posted.
- Chicago Street (Illinois 53/U.S. 52) over I-80 between McDonough Street and Patterson Road in Joliet; lane reductions continue.
- Eastbound I-80 ramp to northbound Chicago Street; closed, detour posted.
- Chicago Street ramps to eastbound I-80; closed, detour posted.
- Westbound I-80 ramp to Chicago Street; closed, detour posted.
- Northbound Chicago Street ramp to westbound I-80; closed, detour posted.
- Cass Street (U.S. 30) over the Des Plaines River in Joliet; closed, detour posted.
- Pauling Road over I-57 south of Monee; closed, detour posted.
- Francis Road over I-80 in New Lenox; closed, detour posted.
- Caton Farm Road over I-55 in Crystal Lawns; lane reductions continue.
- Governors Highway (Illinois 50) over the Canadian National railroad crossing in Monee; lane reductions continue.
- Larkin Avenue (Illinois 7) at I-80 in Joliet; shoulders closed.
- Gardner Street at I-80 in Joliet; shoulders closed.
District 2
Henry County
- Illinois 82 just south of Geneseo; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- I-80 between I-88 and U.S. 6; lane reductions continue.
Jo Daviess County
- U.S. 20 west of Stockton; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Ogle County
- Illinois 38 at I-39 in Rochelle; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- I-39 over Illinois 72 and the CPKC railroad just west of Monroe Center; lane reductions continue.
Stephenson County
- Illinois 73 at U.S. 20 south of Lena; closed, detour posted.
- Illinois 75 over the Pecatonica River at Freeport; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Whiteside County
- Westbound Illinois 2 in Sterling; lane reductions continue.
Winnebago County
- U.S. 20 near Grove Creek between Rockford and Freeport; lane reductions continue.
- U.S. 20 over the Kishwaukee River in Cherry Valley; lane reductions continue.
District 3
Bureau County
- I-180 between mileposts 7 and 8; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 40 over I-80; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
DeKalb County
- Main Street (Illinois 72) over Owens Creek just west of Kirkland; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Ford County
- Illinois 115 over the North Fork Vermilion River tributary; closed.
Iroquois County
- I-57 over Louis Creek near Buckley; lane reductions continue.
- Southbound I-57 between mileposts 263 and 271 south of Buckley; lane reductions continue
Kankakee County
- Illinois 1/17 from 7000 N Road to Meadow Street in Grant Park; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Kendall County
- Illinois 17 between Schoolhouse Road (Illinois 126) in Yorkville to Orchard Road in Oswego; lane reductions continue.
La Salle County
- U.S. 52 over the Fox River south of Sheridan; closed, detour posted.
- Illinois 23 over I-80 at Ottawa; lane reductions continue.
- I-39 over I-80 at La Salle; lane reductions continue.
District 4
Henderson County
- Illinois 94 bridges over BNSF railroad at Biggsville, Jinks Hollow Creek about 1.5 miles south of Illinois 164, and Henderson Creek 1 mile south of Bald Bluff: lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 96 over Dugout Creek at Lomax; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Henry County
- I-74 over Illinois 17 at Woodhull; lane reductions continue.
Knox County
- I-74 over the Spoon River; lane reductions continue.
Peoria County
- Eastbound War Memorial Drive (U.S. 150) at Adams Street (Illinois 29) in Peoria; lane reductions continue.
- Westbound U.S. 150 between the Illinois River and Adams Street; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 116 near Airport Road; closed.
- I-474 at I-74 in Peoria; lane reductions continue.
- I-74 near Brimfield; lane reductions continue.
Tazewell County
- Westbound U.S. 150 approaching the McClugage Bridge in East Peoria; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 9 through and west of Tremont; lane reductions continue.
- Cedar Street Bridge (Illinois 8/116) on the west end in Peoria; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 122 just west of I-155 at the Hopedale interchange (exit 19); lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 40 ramp to westbound I-74 in East Peoria; closed, detour posted.
Warren County
- U.S. 67 south of Lake Warren; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Woodford County
- Illinois 26 north of Spring Bay; lane reductions continue at four locations with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
District 5
Champaign County
- I-72 at I-57 in Champaign; lane reductions continue.
Edgar County
- Illinois 49 over East Donica Creek about 2 miles south of Illinois 133; lane reductions continue.
McLean County
- Old U.S. 51 just south of Heyworth; closed.
- Empire Street (westbound Illinois 9) between Towanda Avenue and Colton Avenue in Bloomington; lane reductions continue.
- I-55 between mileposts 171 and 173 near Towanda; lane reductions continue.
- I-55 between the Mackinaw River and Lexington; lane reductions continue.
- I-55 near McLean; lane reductions continue.
Piatt County
- I-72 between mileposts 164 and 166 near Monticello; lane reductions continue.
Vermilion County
- I-74 over Stoney Creek about 2 miles east of Illinois 49; lane reductions continue.
District 6
Adams County
- Illinois 96 at Ursa; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Christian County
- Washington Street (Illinois 29) between Poplar and DeWitt streets in Pana; lane reductions continue.
Macoupin County
- Shipman Road over Macoupin Creek south of Beaver Dam State Park; lane reductions continue.
Pike County
- I-72 between mileposts 8 and 11 near Hull; lane reductions continue.
- I-72 east of Barry; lane reductions continue.
Schuyler County
- Illinois 101 from Freeman Mine Road west of Littleton to the Hancock County line; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 99 south of Camden; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
District 7
Clark County
- I-70 between mileposts 151 and 153 about 2 miles west of the Indiana state line; lane reductions continue.
- Cleone Road over I-70 at Martinsville; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Coles County
- County Highway 31 about 5 miles north of Neoga; closed, detour posted.
Cumberland County
- U.S. 40 about a mile west of Greenup; closed, detour posted.
- I-57 over U.S. 45 and the Eastern Illinois Railroad at Neoga; lane reductions continue.
Effingham County
- I-57 near the Green Creek Rest Areas north of Effingham; lane reductions continue.
- I-70 at Altamont; lane reductions continue.
Lawrence County
- Illinois 1 north and south of Lawrenceville; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Macon County
- Illinois 105 about 4 miles east of Decatur; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 48 about 2 miles north of Blue Mound; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Moultrie County
- Cadwell Road about 3 miles north of the Kaskaskia River Wildlife Area; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Richland County
- Illinois 130 over the East Fork Fox River about a mile north of Olney; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Wayne County
- Illinois 15 over the Little Wabash River about 6 miles east of Fairfield; lane reductions continue, with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
District 8
Calhoun/Greene County
- Joe Page Bridge (Illinois 16/100) over the Illinois River; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Madison County
- Intersection of Bluff Road (Illinois 157) at Illinois 162 in Glen Carbon; closed, detour posted.
- Pierce Lane between Cook Avenue and Illinois 3 in Godfrey; closed.
St. Clair County
- I-55/70 between Exchange Avenue in East St. Louis and Black Lane near Collinsville; lane reductions continue.
- Southbound I-255 ramp to southbound I-55/70; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 111 at I-55/70 in Fairmont City; lane reductions continue.
- Soutbound I-55/70 ramp to westbound I-70; lane reductions continue.
- I-64 between Illinois 157 and Illinois 159; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 159 ramp over I-64; lane reductions continue.
- I-64 at Illinois 158; lane reductions continue.
Washington County
- I-64 between mileposts 47 and 51 east and west of Nashville; lane reductions continue.
District 9
Alexander County
- I-57 at the Missouri state line; lane reductions continue.
Franklin County
- Illinois 154 about 1 mile west of Illinois 37 near Whittington; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Gallatin County
- Illinois 1 about 1 mile northwest of Ridgway; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 13 east of Equality; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Jackson County
- Illinois 3 north of Gorham Road; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 3 about a mile south of Illinois 149; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 149 about 3 miles west of De Soto; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- U.S. 51 about 2 miles south of De Soto; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 13 at the Big Muddy River in Murphysboro; lane reductions continue.
Johnson County
- I-24 about 2 miles south of the Tunnel Hill Road interchange (exit 7); lane reductions continue.
Massac County
- I-24 over the Ohio River; lane reductions continue.
- I-24 at exit 27, about 11 miles south of the Vienna interchange; lane reductions continue.
Pulaski County
- I-57 at Ullin; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 169 just west of Karnak; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Saline County
- Illinois 13 east of Carrier Mills Road; lane reductions continue.
Union County
- Illinois 13 at the Jackson County line; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
White County
- I-64 east of Grayville; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 14 about 5 miles east of Crossville; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Williamson County
- Illinois 13 across Crab Orchard Lake; lane reductions continue.
- Southbound I-57 between mileposts 43 and 32; lane reductions continue.
- Illinois 37 about 2 miles south of Marion; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
- Illinois 166 south of Creal Springs; lane reductions continue with traffic controlled by temporary signals.
Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve 7,107 lane miles of highway and 8.4 million square feet of bridge deck as part of Rebuild Illinois, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation. Accomplishments through Year Seven of Rebuild Illinois include $25.6 billion of improvements statewide to 24,498 lane miles of highway, 959 bridges and 1,475 additional safety improvements.
For more information on IDOT projects, click here or view area construction details on the traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
