Traffic & Transit
Car Fire Blocks Dan Ryan Lanes At 95th Street
Traffic backups extend past 115th Street on Interstate 57 after a car caught fire on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street.
CHICAGO, IL - A car fire has traffic backed up for miles on Interstate 57 leading to the Dan Ryan Expressway. All five lanes of the Dan Ryan were blocked at 95th Street around 1 p.m. Monday after the fire, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Four of the five lanes were re-opened within 20 minutes.
Afternoon commuters who use I-57 North (Bishop Ford) or the Dan Ryan at its southernmost end might want to find other options.
Chicago Traffic reporter Bill West reports that backups extend southward to at least 115th Street on I-57.
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Cook County: A vehicle fire has all five lanes of northbound Dan Ryan temporarily blocked at 95th Street, mile marker 63. #ILtraffic pic.twitter.com/ek3AmdxzHB
— IDOT (@IDOT_Illinois) May 7, 2018
Crews in right lane past 95th St. on IB Dan Ryan cleaning up scene of earlier trailer fire. This has caused a backup that starts at 115th St. on the NB Bishop Ford. NB I-57 tightens up approaching the Dan Ryan. #Chicago
— Bill West (@BillWest5) May 7, 2018
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