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CHICAGO — There will be construction this month along long stretches of DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Drivers can expect fewer lanes, reduced speed limits and some shutdowns of entrance and exit ramps.
Crews are resurfacing the Drive between LaSalle Drive and Lawrence Avenue, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Starting 8 p.m. April 16, there will only be two open northbound lanes between LaSalle Drive and Diversey Harbor Bridge. The northbound entrance and exit ramps at LaSalle Drive and Fullerton Avenue will be closed.
- Starting 8 p.m. April 17, there will be only two open northbound lanes between LaSalle Drive and Belmont Avenue. No ramps will be closed.
- Starting 8 p.m. April 18, there will be only two open northbound lanes between Diversey Harbor Bridge and Irving Park Road. The northbound exit and entrance ramps at Belmont Avenue, and the exit ramps at Recreation Drive and Irving Park Road will be closed.
- Starting 8 p.m. April 19, there will be only two open northbound lanes between Belmont and Lawrence Avenue. No ramps will be closed.
- Starting 8 p.m. April 20, there will be only two open northbound lanes between Irving Park Road and Lawrence Avenue. The northbound entrance ramp at Irving Park, and the exit and entrance ramps at Montrose, Wilson and Lawrence avenues will be closed.
All lanes and ramps will be open by 10 a.m. the following morning, according to CDOT. The speed limit will be reduced to 35 mph, and some work occasionally will close all but one lane of traffic, officials said.
For more information, visit the CDOT website.
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