Lane Closures Begin On Route 120 At Highway 41

CHICAGO — Expect delays and longer travel time next week for trips through the area of Illinois Route 120 and U.S. Highway 41 in Park City in order for a resurfacing and bridge reduction project on Route 120, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Starting Monday, weather permitting, all traffic will be shifted into the eastbound lanes, reducing the road to one lane in each direction between Green Bay and O'Plaine roads. Temporary ramps will be in place between westbound Illinois 120 and northbound U.S. 41, IDOT announced.

The structures that take Route 120 over Highway 41 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in the area will be rehabilitated and its bridge deck will be replaced.

The project will also include near overhead signs along Route 120 and resurfacing between Highway 41 and Knight Avenue.

Beginning next Thursday, the ramp from Greenleaf Avenue to westbound IL-120 will be closed. A detour will be posting directing drivers to take Washington Street to O'Plaine Road to access westbound Route 120.

That project will include resurfacing on IL-120 from the Canadian Pacific Railroad to just east of Greenleaf Avenue.

Drivers were asked to be on alert for workers and equipment and pay close attention to work zone signage and flaggers during construction.

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