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Bensenville roads close Monday for tollway construction project

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Sections of local roads in Bensenville are closed Monday because of work on the Illinois Route 390 tollway project.

Closures on Sievert Court and northbound Thomas Drive south of Thorndale began at 7 a.m. Monday and will continue into November, according to the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, with traffic detoured onto a temporary road to Thorndale Avenue and then east to York Road.

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