The Illinois Department of Transportation announced this week that the 127th Street bridge over the Calumet Sag Channel would be closed through the end of the year impacting motorists using the road in Crestwood and Alsip.
The closing, which started on Monday, is part of a $14.4 million project that was started last year and consists of replacing the bridge deck and concrete approaches, repairing structural steel and replacing steel beams, installing new lighting and painting.
As part of the work done last year, a new multi-use path on the south side of the bridge was scheduled to be widened and have new guardrails installed.
The project is anticipated to be completed in spring 2026.
The public can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Alternative routes are encouraged.
Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than 3,200 miles of highway and nearly 9 million square feet of bridge deck as part of Rebuild Illinois, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation.
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