The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced work on I-57 in southern Marion County will resume for the construction season on Wednesday, April 10th.
The project includes pavement reconstruction and bridge repair from seven-tenths of a mile north of Illinois Route 161 south to the Jefferson County Line. Traffic in both the northbound and southbound lanes will be reduced to one lane. The ramps from northbound I-57 to and from Illinois Route 161 will remain open. The ramps from southbound I-57 to and from Illinois 161 will be closed for the 2024 construction season.
This stage of the project is expected to last throughout the 2024 construction season. The times and locations of future restrictions will be announced as the project continues.
Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, consider alternate routes, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone.
The overall $68.4 million project is to be completed by the spring of 2025.
