The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild Interstate 80 from Ridge Road, in Minooka, to U.S. 30, in Joliet and New Lenox, overnight lane closures, accompanied by 15-minute full traffic stops, are scheduled to take place, weather permitting, Saturday, Oct. 24. The closures are necessary to safely install large overhead signs over the interstate.
Starting at 8 p.m. Saturday, eastbound I-80 will be reduced to one lane between Houbolt Road and Wheeler Avenue. At the same time, westbound I-80 will be reduced to one lane from Richards Street to Larkin Avenue (Illinois 7). Between 1 and 7 a.m., full stops for no longer than 15 minutes at a time will take place, alternating between the eastbound and westbound lanes. All lanes temporarily closed overnight will reopen by noon Sunday…