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Part of Interstate 55/70 will be closed for weekend

Part of westbound Interstate 55/70 will be closed this weekend, starting at 9 p.m. Friday, so work crews can paint bridges.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is closing the interstate where it passes under Interstate 255. Westbound interstate traffic will exit onto southbound Interstate 255 for a posted detour to westbound Interstate 64 to return to westbound Interstate 55/70.

Another posted detour will reroute Illinois 157 traffic.

The highways should open by 5 a.m. Monday.

This story was originally published October 20, 2017 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Part of Interstate 55/70 will be closed for weekend."

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