Due to inclement weather, work at the I-55 at Illinois 17 interchange will extend into next week.

The updated schedule for I-55 closures at Illinois 17, weather permitting.

• 9 p.m. Monday, April 8 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 9
• 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 10

The work is anticipated to be completed by, weather permitting, 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 10.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that weather permitting, Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange (exit 217) in Dwight will be closed for consecutive nights from Monday, April 9, through Wednesday April 10. The closure is necessary to demolish the north half of the Illinois 17 bridge over I-55.

The closures will begin at 9 p.m. each night and end at 5 a.m. the following morning. Traffic will be detoured off and onto I-55 using the exit and entrance ramps at Illinois 17. Illinois 17 will be open to one lane in each direction on the south half of the bridge and traffic at the intersections will be controlled by flaggers.

The work is part of a $9.1 million project to replace the Illinois 17 bridge over I-55. The project is expected to be completed in mid-fall.

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