• Starting at 9 p.m., the outbound Kennedy will gradually be reduced to one lane from south of Ohio Street to Webster Avenue.
• At the same time, the reversible express lanes will close, and intermittent ramp closures will take place between those limits. ​
  

• Starting at 9 p.m., the outbound Kennedy will be reduced to one lane between Armitage and Kimball avenues. ​ ​
• At the same time, the reversible express lanes will close, and intermittent ramp closures will take place between those limits. ​
  

• Starting at 9 p.m., the outbound Kennedy will gradually be reduced to one lane between Belmont and Montrose avenues.
• At the same time, the reversible express lanes will close, and intermittent ramp closures will take place between those limits. ​
  

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the westbound Interstate 74 ramp to southbound I-57 in Champaign will close beginning overnight Sunday, March 2.

The closure is necessary to complete the current stage of construction on the I-74 bridge over I-57 as well as work underneath the bridge on I-57. This configuration is expected to last until late summer/early fall.

Until then, westbound I-74 traffic wanting to travel south on I-57 must use the marked detour, which will utilize the new I-74 ramp to northbound I-57 and then exiting at Market Street. Traffic will then enter southbound I-57 at Market Street, where there will be temporary signals to expedite traffic through the interchange. Motorists are highly encouraged to follow the marked detour; the next available exit is Mahomet.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. 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 be alert for workers and equipment.

Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,200 miles of highway and nearly 9 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 Five of Rebuild Illinois include approximately $16 billion of improvements statewide on 6,541 miles of highway, 686 bridges and 986 additional safety improvements.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Nightly closures and detours on I-290 at the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) are scheduled to begin next week and continue into April to accommodate bridge removal as part of ongoing work to rebuild and reconfigure the I-290/I-88 Interchange at I-294. Delays are expected.

Multiple nights of closures of I-290 in both directions, as well as several ramps associated with the work, will be scheduled as needed for the removal of the old bridge structure connecting southbound I-294 to eastbound I-290 ramp bridge and the southbound I-294 bridge over I-290, which is being removed for reconstruction. No closures will be scheduled on Friday nights.

The closures and detours will allow the Tollway to safely accommodate construction while reducing the time it takes to complete the work.

Construction and electronic message signs will be put in place in advance to alert drivers to the ramp and lane closures and detours. Up-to-date closure information will be available in the Illinois Tollway’s Daily Construction Alerts. All work is weather dependent.

During the week of February 24, overnight closures of I-290 are scheduled to begin with full closures and detours scheduled between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. and extended hours on Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Eastbound and westbound I-290 closures will not be scheduled on the same night.

During the closures on eastbound I-290, the ramp carrying southbound I-294 traffic to eastbound I-290 is also scheduled to close with posted detours. During the closure of westbound I-290, the ramps connecting eastbound I-88 traffic to westbound I-290 and northbound I-294 to westbound I-290 are scheduled to close with posted detours.

In addition, closure of the ramp connecting eastbound St. Charles Road traffic to eastbound I-290 will also be scheduled when closures on eastbound I-290 are in place. No detour will be posted.

Similar nightly closures and detours will be scheduled as needed into April and hours will vary. Intermittent closures, each lasting 15 minutes, will also occur during the bridge removal work. Please check the Daily Construction Alerts for exact times.

During the closures, the following posted detours will be put in place:

• For eastbound I-290, including the ramp carrying southbound I-294 to eastbound I-290, detour traffic will be routed onto southbound I-294, through the Cermak Road Interchange and onto northbound I-294 to access eastbound I-290.
• For westbound I-290, detour traffic will be routed onto westbound I-88 to westbound Roosevelt Road ramp, onto northbound Illinois Route 83/Kingery Highway to access westbound I-290. For the ramps connecting northbound I-294 to westbound I-290, traffic will be routed onto eastbound I-290 to northbound Mannheim Road and then through the interchange to westbound I-290, to westbound I-88, onto westbound Roosevelt Road and to northbound Illinois Route 83/Kingery Highway to access westbound I-290.
• For the ramp connecting eastbound I-88 to westbound I-290, traffic will be routed onto eastbound I-290 to northbound Mannheim Road and then through the interchange to westbound I-290, to westbound I-88 onto westbound Roosevelt Road and to northbound Illinois Route 83/Kingery Highway to access westbound I-290.
  

Closures and detours in this area are being coordinated with the Illinois Department of Transportation, City of Elmhurst, Village of Hillside, Proviso Township, Village of Oak Brook and Village of Berkeley as well as local fire and police departments.

Work in 2025 at the I-290/I-88 Interchange at I-294 includes ongoing reconstruction of bridges over Roosevelt Road, I-88, Butterfield Road, the Canadian National Railroad, I-290 and Electric Avenue, as well as noisewall construction and drainage, electrical and lighting improvements.

The reconfiguration and reconstruction of the I-290/I-88 Interchange is estimated at $700-$800 million and will reduce congestion, improve safety and address operational issues, as well as infrastructure conditions as part of the Illinois Tollway’s $4 billion Central Tri-State Project. Work started in 2020 and is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2027.

Information including maps and construction updates is available on the Tollway’s website at www.illinoistollway.com in the Projects section.

The $4 billion Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project is reconstructing and widening the roadway between Balmoral Avenue and 95th Street to provide congestion relief, update old infrastructure to meet current and future transportation demand and address regional needs. This work is part of the Tollway’s Move Illinois Program. More than 220,000 vehicles use the Central Tri-State Tollway daily.