(KMOX) updated 4:30 p.m. Thursday — Good news for Illinois drivers this weekend: Repairs to southbound I-255 have been CANCELED due to the weather forecast, IDOT said.
The full closure on SB I-255 from I-55/70 to I-64 that was scheduled to begin on Friday September 20, 2019, HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to the weather forecast. Updates will be provided when information becomes available. #ILTraffic
— IDOT District 8 (@IDOTDistrict8)
September 19, 2019 Original KMOX reporting:
A heads up for Illinois drivers this weekend: Southbound I-255 is shutting down from 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, until 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23.
Illinois Department of Transportation Construction Engineer Joel Cumby told KMOX it will be closed in Collinsville at the I-55/70 interchange.
"That will remain closed then until just north of the I-64 interchange down near Caseyville," Cumby said. "All of your I-64 interchange ramps will remain open."
Northbound I-255 will remain open throughout the southbound closure. This is the second and last closure for this stretch of highway. The closure is necessary, according to IDOT, in order to make bridge repairs.
Metro East: Southbound Interstate 255 between I-55/70 and I-64 will close at 9 p.m. Friday for bridge repairs. The detour will utilize southbound I-55/70 to eastbound I-64 to I-255. The road is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Sept. 23. More info: https://t.co/wbNFeKoO2N #ILtraffic pic.twitter.com/DaBj6f0IOF
— IDOT (@IDOT_Illinois)
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