Chicago commuters recieved great news as they were heading to work monday morning. As reported by NBC Chicago and announced by the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”), the inbound and outbound express lanes on 1-90/94 were fully operational as Monday morning.
Construction on the Kennedy is scheduled to resume through the rest of the fall as construction continues on several outbound ramps. The Wilson Avenue exit ramp is set to close Monday night for an estimated two weeks. The currently closed outbound Kennedy ramp to Division Street should reopen in mid-October. And the Ontario Street feeder ramp to the outbound Kennedy will be shut down in the next week or two. IDOT insists that the entire project will be completed by Thanksgiving.
The inbound express lanes opening is a huge relief for many Chicago commuters. Since this summer it can take over an hour to commute from O’Hare airport to the downtown loop. Hopefully these openings will ease commute times.
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