CENTRALIA — The Illinois Department of Transportation announced intermittent lane closures on Interstate 57 from the Jefferson County Line to 0.7 miles North of IL 161 beginning on Monday, August 1, 2022, weather permitting.

One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction.  This closure is needed to complete pavement repairs and are expected to be completed by Mid-November.

This stage of Construction is part of a larger project to reconstruct I-57 fully and will include many additional lane closures. The times and locations of the future restrictions will be announced as the project continues. The entire project is to be completed by the spring of 2025.

Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert to changing conditions, obey all construction signage, consider alternate routes, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone.

The contractor on this project is Baxmeyer Construction, Inc. of Waterloo, Illinois.

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