Stay Out of Chicago Weekends in June!

[Dennis_M_M]

The Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) through Chicago will have lanes closed three weekends in June:

6/13-15 - for 55 hours all Eastbound lanes closed at Ohio/Ontario feeder. Eastbound traffic will use two temporary, 15 MPH lanes.

6/20-22 - for 55 hours all Westbound lanes closed at Ohio/Ontario feeder, detour will be on surface streets including a turn around!

6/27-29 - for 55 hours Eastbound Ohio exit (that handles all downtown traffic will be closed.

IDOT is predicting massive traffic jams on ALL area expressways. Detour routes are i-294 (toll road and heavy traffic any day); farther west on I-80 to I-355, also a toll road and pricy - $29.60 for a PU with a 2 axle fiver or a 2 axle MH with toad, higher for a three axle.

Personally I would recommend I-80 West to I-39 going from Indiana to Wisconsin or the reverse.

[BillB800si]

The last place in the world I want to be is in Chicago- anytime- any day- any how...

I've never in the last 25 years traveled in Chicago that there hasn't been traffic problems (repairs- detours etc...) and to add insult to injury they now charge $1.50 per car every few miles on their toll roads (includes Interstates).

[dodge_guy]

Yep, Chicago sucks for traffic! I stay off every tollway/expressway I can.

And I`ve been through Atlanta traffic on a Friday afternoon, if that`s the worst it is.......give me more!

[pitch]

How about I stay out of Chicago for ever. and Atlanta,and Boston, and NYC and Pheonix,and Denver any other urban area with a population of more than a million. Just don't do cities!

[rockhillmanor]

Certainly not new news!
Their is construction somewhere EVERY summer on the Chicago/Illinois interstates.

With last winters brutal temps they will be resurfacing all of them. 😞

[kvangil]

Yep, it's construction season again... 😞

[SCVJeff]

Llive and direct from Los Angeles and heading to Chicago.

It's CARMAGEDDON

[camperpaul]

I was once told to cheer up, traffic in the Chicago area could be worse.

So I cheered up and sure enough, traffic got worse.

🙂

[gbopp]

Thanks. I didn't think traffic could get any worse in the Chicago area.
Sounds like it's going to get a lot worse. :E