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Overnight closures scheduled for I-80 in Joliet

An Interstate 80 sign is displayed during a press conference at Joliet Junior College. State representatives held a press conference about the Rebuild Illinois project and more specifically the extension of Houbolt Road. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 in Joliet.

An Interstate 80 sign is displayed during a press conference at Joliet Junior College Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 in Joliet.

By Jessie Molloy

Joliet — The Joliet Police Department has issued an alert for drivers that starting Monday I-80 will be experiencing overnight lane closures near Wheeler Avenue.

The closures will be in effect between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. every night from Sept. 11 to 14.

According to the Police Department’s statement, the closures will be in effect in both directions with full stops in effect for 15 minutes at a time. The closings are necessary to install support beams for the new Wheeler Avenue bridge over I-80 and should be completed by Sept. 15, weather permitting.

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Jessie Molloy

Jessie has been reporting in Chicago and south suburban Will and Cook counties since 2011.