IDOT to begin final phase of Kennedy Expy. construction, closures to begin next week

CHICAGO (WLS) -- IDOT announced a start date on the final phase of the Kennedy Expressway construction project.

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Stage 3 will target the outbound side of the I-90/94 from the Edens Expressway junction to Ohio Street.

The project will begin on the evening of March 17th as the reversible lanes get turned into the outbound flow. After that, the reversible lanes will only be open in the outbound direction.

Two mainline outbound lanes will be closed at a time.

IDOT said during the construction, the reversible mid-gate entrance and exit will be closed.

This means drivers who enter the express lanes will not be able to exit until they reach the Edens Expressway at Foster Avenue.

Drivers going to O'Hare from downtown Chicago must stay on the mainline Kennedy and not the express lanes, IDOT said.

IDOT expects to wrap up the entire project by Thanksgiving 2025.

Starting this week, there will be multiple overnight lane closures on the outbound Kennedy and the reversible lanes, between Ohio Street and Montrose Avenue, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.