The Illinois Department of Transportation announced (Thursday) that the Interstate 57 ramps at the Buckley interchange (exit 272) in Iroquois County will close overnight on Monday, Aug. 29, and Tuesday, Aug. 30. The closure is necessary to resurface the ramps. The ramps will close at 8 p.m. each night and will reopen by 5 a.m. each morning.

The southbound entrance and exit ramps will close overnight Aug. 29 followed by the northbound entrance and exit ramps on Aug. 30. The work is part of a larger $20.6 million project to mill and resurface nearly 7 miles of I-57 in Iroquois County. The work also includes structural upgrades, underdrain removal and replacement, guardrail upgrades and ditch grading and shaping. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-October.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area and be prepared for slow and stopped traffic.

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