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There will be extensive shuttle bus service to the Garfield Green Line stop from the closed Red Line stations south of Garfield Boulevard. In order to better facilitate efficient bus flow into and out of the Garfield stop, WB Garfield Boulevard will be closed at Martin Luther King Drive. The closure will start this Sunday evening and continue through Friday, May 24th on a trial basis.
 
Westbound 55th Street will be detoured to Northbound Cottage Grove, to WB 51st Street, to SB State Street, to WB Garfield Boulevard. Motorists have access to the Inbound & Outbound Dan Ryan from 51st Street.
 
For vehicles entering Washington Park from Morgan or Rainey Drive, vehicles will be directed to NB Ellsworth Drive, to WB 51st Street, and continuing on the detour listed above.
 
CTA buses will continue to have access to WB Garfield Boulevard and the Garfield Green Line station.
 
Martin Luther King Drive is currently closed at 56th Street for an emergency sewer repair, and those vehicles are being directed to 59th Street - SB Michigan/NB Indiana - 51st Street. This detour will still be in place and will not be affected by the closure of WB Garfield Boulevard.

This week's lane closure on eastbound I-96 from the Kent/Ionia county line to Nash Highway (Exit 59), has been rescheduled:

Boston Township

A left lane closure for pavement repair will be in place next Tuesday, May 28 at 9 p.m. through 1 p.m. Thursday, May 30 on eastbound I-96 from the Kent/Ionia county line to Nash Highway (Exit 59).

The work is weather dependent.

MOTORIST ALERT - Due to HEAVY CONGESTION on FRIDAY and SUNDAY afternoons between Eau Claire and Osseo,  motorists are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes.  EB traffic should EXIT at US-53 (#70), WB Traffic should exit at WI-121 (#98) and  follow alternate route signs.

I-94 is an east-west principal arterial through Wisconsin that carries interstate traffic from the borders at Minnesota and Illinois. It serves as a significant connection between the Twin Cities in Minnesota to Chicago and plays a major role in the transportation of goods and services.

Work is underway to make improvements along the 117-mile corridor that include replacing and rehabilitating bridges, improving interchanges, and repairing and resurfacing deteriorating concrete.

We ask for your patience as we make improvements to this critical stretch of interstate in Wisconsin.

For more information regarding this, please check out the West Central Freeway Projects page.

30-day closure for bridge re-decking begins

Motorists will encounter delays and a detour as SB I-35E closes between CR-42 and the I-35/35W/35E split at 10 p.m. Friday, May 3.  SB I-35E will be open by June 2.

A signed detour will direct motorists to WB I-494 and SB I-35W in order to bypass the closure.  The road will remain closed for up to 30 days as crews re-deck the bridge spanning I-35W.

In addition, NB I-35W will close between the I-35/35W/3E split and CR-42 at 10 p.m. May, 3 and reopen by 5 a.m. Monday May 6.  A signed detour will direct motorists to NB I-35E.

SB I-35W will close between CR-42 and the I35/35W/35E split at 10 p.m. Saturday, May 4 and reopen by 7 a.m. Sunday, May 5 as crews remove the deck for the I-35E Bridge spanning the roadway.  The detour will direct motorists to I-35 using Buck Hill Road and Crystal Lake Road.

To sign up for the project’s Email Updates or for more information, visit the project’s website at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i35eelkotoeagan/
  
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org.

27 bridges will be lifted in order from Ashland Avenue to Lake Shore Drive

The lifting of the movable bridges over the Chicago River for recreational boat traffic resumes this weekend, running until the end of June.

Each year, in the spring and fall, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) raises the movable bridges along the Main and South Branches of the Chicago River to accommodate recreational boats traveling to and from their storage yards.

“The lifting of Chicago’s iconic movable river bridges is a local rite of spring, marking the beginning of the boating season,” said CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein. “The City coordinates with local boat storage yards each year to create a schedule that accommodates boats while creating the least amount of impact on downtown street traffic.”

During these “boat runs,” the bridges are raised sequentially, typically one at a time. Each bridge lift takes an average of 8-12 minutes. This spring, 27 bridges will be lifted in order from Ashland Avenue Bridge on the South Branch to Lake Shore Drive.

There will be no bridge lifts during the nine-day shutdown of the Wells Street Bridge from April 26th through May 5th, as the north leaf of the historic bridge is replaced.
The Spring 2013 bridge lift schedule is as follows: 

• Wednesday, May 22nd at 9:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, May 29th at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, June 1st at 8 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 5th at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, June 8th at 8 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 12th at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, June 15th at 8 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 19th at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, June 22nd at 8 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 26th at 9:30 a.m.
• Saturday, June 29th at 8 a.m