Rail Work Will Close 103rd Street At Sacramento For 12 Days

CHICAGO, IL - The CSX railroad crossing on 103rd Street and Sacramento Avenue will be closed for repairs for a 12-day period beginning on Monday, June 11. Signs have been posted on both eastbound and westbound lanes at the crossing for about a week.

The signs indicate work on the crossing is slated to be complete by the end of the day on June 22, with traffic opening up on 103rd Street the following day.

Closing the crossing means 103rd Street won't be a thoroughfare between Kedzie and Western avenues for two weeks. Detour signs may be in place guiding motorists to different routes.

If coming from the east, take Western to 99th Street or 111th Street to avoid it. If heading north, you can take California Avenue to 99th or 95th Street.

From the west, avoid 103rd at Kedzie or Pulaski via 111th, 99th or 95th.

Since cars will use side streets to circumnavigate, delays throughout the neighborhood and in nearby sections of Evergreen Park should be expected.

Currently, a CSX project at the 95th Street rail crossing just east of Kedzie in Evergreen Park has that closed and 99th Street has become a traffic standstill at times as a result. That's likely to continue as the rail work moves to 103rd Street.

CSX can be reached by calling 708-832-2169, or 606-723-2193, or 1-800-737-1663.

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