All lanes will be closed on westbound I-55/64 in East St. Louis

The Illinois Department of Transportation says a full closure on westbound Interstate 55/64 at the Interstate 55/70/64 interchange in East St. Louis is scheduled to begin on Friday, Nov. 2, weather permitting.

Starting at 7 p.m., there will be posted detours for Interstate 55 and Interstate 64. Westbound Interstate 55/64 traffic will not be able to travel west of the Interstate 55/70/64 interchange. The closure is necessary to install a new drainage system under Interstate 55/64.

The Interstate 55 detour will be to take Interstate 255 south across the Jefferson Barracks Bridge to Interstate 55.

The Interstate 64 detour will be to take Interstate 255 south to Illinois Route 3 north to westbound Interstate 64.

The interstate closure is expected to end by 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5.

The contractor on this project is Millstone Weber, LLC, of St. Charles, Missouri.

Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes and consider alternate forms of transportation during this weekend closure period.