IDOT says southbound 255 be closed this weekend
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that a full closure of southbound Interstate 255 from I-55/70 to I-64 is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 20, weather permitting, and last throughout the weekend.
The closure is necessary to make bridge repairs.
Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, all lanes of southbound I-255 will be closed from I-55/70 to I-64. A posted detour will direct through traffic to take southbound I-55 to eastbound I-64 to return to southbound I-255: