The Illinois Department of Transportation today (Monday) announced that both directions of Interstate 57 through Kankakee will close overnight, weather permitting, this evening and Tuesday, December 13, to accommodate construction of the of the north half of the Waldron Road/Maple Street bridge. The road will be closed between the U.S. 45/52 interchange (exit 308) and the Illinois 50 interchange (exit 315).

I-57 will close each night at 8 p.m. and will reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning. A posted detour for I-57 will direct motorists to use U.S. 45/52 and Illinois 50 to connect back to I-57.

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