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Ongoing reconstruction of the interchange between the Stevenson Expressway and Lake Shore Drive accelerates Monday, coupled with repaving of a section of northbound Lake Shore Drive. Drivers should expect delays.

Closings and lane reductions

Through Nov. 3, weather permitting.

  1. Eastbound I-55: Three lanes approaching the interchange will be reduced to two 11-foot-wide lanes starting just east of the Dan Ryan Expressway.
  2. 25th Street from Martin Luther King Drive to Donnelly Drive/McCormick Place Busway: Existing lanes will be reduced and shifted south. Street parking will be eliminated.
  3. Eastbound I-55 to southbound Lake Shore Drive ramp: Existing single lane will be reduced and traffic shifted to the right side of the ramp.

  4. What will remain open

  5. State Street ramp to eastbound I-55
  6. Eastbound I-55 exit ramps to Martin Luther King Drive

Lake Shore Drive repaving

Begins Monday, expected to take about four weeks to complete.

Phase 1: Two lanes will be closed between North Avenue and Grand Avenue.


Sources: Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago Department of Transportation

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