Illinois
Lane closures may start Tuesday
Traffic moves southbound on Illinois Route 159/Troy Road in Edwardsville before the surface was stripped to the grooved pavement that precedes resurfacing.
EDWARDSVILLE — Work is under way on resurfacing Illinois Route 159 and will mean some overnight lane closures starting Tuesday evening, as weather allows.
The intermittent closures are expected to last through November.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that asphalt resurfacing on Illinois 159 between East Country Lane near Collinsville and Center Grove Road in Edwardsville will require intermittent overnight lane closures.
This will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, weather permitting. One lane will remain open in both directions at all times.
All lanes will be open by 7 a.m. each morning. The lane closures associated with this portion of the project are expected to be completed by mid-November.
Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during these restrictions, IDOT noted. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone.