Driving from Illinois to St. Louis this weekend? Avoid this interstate closure
All lanes of westbound Interstate 55 heading into St. Louis from Illinois will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through early Monday morning, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The lanes will close at 9 p.m. from just west of the junction Interstates 64 and 70 to the Mississippi River, weather permitting. Construction should be completed by 5 a.m. Monday.
Motorists should seek alternate routes, the agency said.
Workers will be repairing pavement.
This story was originally published October 22, 2021 at 12:05 PM.