Traffic shift, lane closures start this weekend on I-88 in Aurora

Long-term shoulder closures and traffic shifts start this weekend and are scheduled through November on the Canadian National Railway Bridge over I-88 in Aurora. Repair work will continue into 2027 with more traffic shifts needed to complete the work, according to a news release from the Illinois Tollway Thursday. This weekend, overnight lane closures on I-88 are scheduled in both directions between Eola Road and Route 59 for rumble strip removal and to prepare for a traffic shift. After the work is finished, eastbound I-88 traffic will be shifted for road work in preparation for bridge repairs. Additional traffic shifts will be scheduled throughout the winter to accommodate construction of temporary pavement, lighting and barrier walls, and build crossover pavement ahead of a future counterflow configuration needed for bridge repair work. The bridge repairs will consist of bridge beam removal and replacement after the Canadian National Railway Bridge over I-88 was hit by a vehicle, ac