Lane closure on U.S. 20 in Cherry Valley beginning Monday, March 20. ", Spring 2024 Through Fall 2024: Express Lanes. The third stage of the construction, IDOT says, will address the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway. Here's What We Know So Far. [8] This was the first wrong-way accident involving the express lanes. It's just after noon on a recent weekday along the Kennedy Expressway as flashing chevrons activate and a series of 21 gates begins to deploy, shifting available inbound lanes from six to four. Attention Chicago-area drivers: Traffic on the Kennedy is about to become more congested and "major delays are anticipated" as a years-long, major construction project will soon take over an already busy portion of the highway. There was blood and a bullet hole on the wall 2 inches from me and a bullet in my friends back, Hemmert posted on Facebook. The Kennedy's official endpoints are the Jane Byrne Interchange with Interstate 290 (Eisenhower Expressway/Ida B. Police said the crash occurred on I-90 northbound near Natoma Avenue at approximately 11:30 p.m., killing one person and leaving several others injured. The victim's vehicle was damaged due to the gunfire, but the victim did. Check the latest travel times with the construction here. CHICAGO Three people were injured in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway. In the summer months, the inbound tunnel underneath where Hubbard Street crosses over the Kennedy Expressway will also be impacted. Kennedy Expressway commute no big deal Tuesday? Flooding has closed the Edens, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways in the Chicago area as a storm that dropped more than five inches of rain since Wednesday continues to soak the region. #petpeeve: asking for a viable 'alternate route' for an Expressway in and out of Downtown. According to IDOT, the permanent construction work will get underway at 10 p.m. Monday. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK Bridge) Single-lane in each direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 10:30 pm to 5 am next morning, Saturday from 12 am to 6:30 am, and Sunday from 12 am to 11 am on the FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive (HRD) in the vicinity of RFK Bridge.