screen_shot_2016_09_09_at_6_54_48_pm.png

Road Construction around Soldier Field could delay Bears fans this season. | Lee Hogan/For the Sun-Times

Road construction near Soldier Field to cause traffic delay

Bears fans planning to attend home games should plan for extra travel time due to ongoing road construction projects around Soldier Field.

There are various road construction projects, including the ongoing construction on I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) near Lake Shore Drive that will most likely have an impact on traffic around the stadium. The Circle/Jane Byrne Interchange Reconstruction Project, which is expected to be finished August 2018, has the Westbound Congress Parkway reduced to two lanes just west of Well St.

The Bears have integrated WAZE, a feature that maps out the best route to avoid traffic and gives users real-time driving updates, into their mobile app. WAZE will also help users find parking quicker around Soldier Field.

The Bears have additional information regarding the best route for arrival and departure of Soldier Field on their website.

The Latest
White Sox starter Chris Flexen delivered the best start of his season, throwing five scoreless innings, three walks and two strikeouts in Friday’s 9-4 win over the Rays.
Notes: Lefty Justin Steele threw in an extended spring training game Friday.
Imanaga held the Red Sox to one run through 6 1/3 innings in the Cubs’ 7-1 win Friday.
Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza.
Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree murder in the early Sunday slaying of Huesca in the 3100 block of West 56th St., court records show.