I-57 repaving project begins Friday in South Suburbs
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — A resurfacing project on I-57 in the South Suburbs begins on Friday and is expected to last until November.
The expressway will be patched and resurfaced from 159th Street in Markham, to Steger Road, in Richton Park, passing through Oak Forest, Country Club Hills and Matteson.
The closures will take place from approximately 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, from 9 p.m. Fridays to 11 a.m. Saturdays and from 8 p.m. Saturdays to 11 a.m. Sundays.
At least one lane in each direction will remain open.
To complete the work, motorists should expect overnight and various weekend lane and partial ramp closures.
The project cost $26.3 million and will resurface approximately 9.5 miles worth of roadway. IDOT said the public should expect delays and allow extra time for trips through this area.
Other area portions of I-57 were recently resurfaced as part of the Rebuild Illinois program.
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Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,000 miles of highway and nearly 10 million square feet of bridge deck.
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