New lane configuration to take effect Monday at Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction

The reconfiguration will require intermittent lane and ramp closures between 10 p.m. June 16 and 5 a.m. June 17 and last until the end of the year.

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The reconfiguration of the Jane Byrne Interchange work zone will begin at 10 p.m., June 16, 2019.

The reconfiguration of the Jane Byrne Interchange work zone will begin at 10 p.m., June 16, 2019.

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Construction crews will begin reconfiguring the work zone Sunday at the Jane Byrne Interchange.

Setting up the reconfigured lanes will require partial lane and ramp closures between 10 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday, the Chicago Department of Transportation said. The inbound Eisenhower Expressway will be reduced to one lane by 1 a.m. Monday, while ramps to the outbound Kennedy, Dan Ryan and Ida B. Wells Drive all will close at various points throughout the evening.

Detours will be posted to account for all closures, CDOT said.

The new work zone, which will last until the end of the year, requires closing one lane on the inbound Eisenhower from Ogden Avenue to Halsted Street, CDOT said. The left and center lanes will allow access to Ida B. Wells Drive, the ramp to the outbound Kennedy will be accessible from the center lane and the outbound Dan Ryan can be reached via the right lane.

The new configuration is necessary to complete new inbound pavement between Racine Avenue and Halsted Street, CDOT said.

Motorists traveling through the area should expect delays.

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