Downtown limited access updates for Saturday, August 15
The City of Chicago will temporarily limit access to the downtown area overnight from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. During this time, residents and businesses located in the downtown area will be able to travel into the Loop through the following locations:
ACCESS POINTS FOR RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES:
All residents, workers and employers whose homes and/or businesses are located downtown will continue to have access at all times. The restricted access to the downtown area is NOT a curfew. Residents can access the downtown area at:
Harrison Street
Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street
Roosevelt Road and Canal Street
Kinzie Street and Halsted Street
LaSalle Street
Entrance into the perimeter will be manned by officers with the Chicago Police Department. When arriving at the access points, residents and employees should show identification or proof that they live in the area and/or work in the area.
DOWNTOWN BRIDGES
The below bridges will be accessible during the following hours and days into Saturday. OEMC will provide an update on the latest traffic information for bridges located in the downtown area.
BRIDGES DOWN AND ACCESSIBLE (9 P.M. FRI – 6 A.M. SAT)
**Note all other bridges will remain up until further notice**
Clark Street Bridge
LaSalle Street Bridge
Harrison Street Bridge
Ida B. Wells / Congress Bridge (West Bound Open Only)
Lake Shore Drive Bridge
Columbus Avenue Bridge
Kinzie Street Bridge
Grand Avenue Bridge
BRIDGES DOWN AND ACCESSIBLE ON SATURDAY
Note all other bridges will remain up until further notice
Adams Street Bridge (will be down at 6 a.m. and up by noon) Washington Street Bridge (will be down at 6 a.m. and up by noon)
All others will remain down:
Clark Street Bridge
Columbus Avenue Bridge
Grand Avenue Bridge
Harrison Street Bridge
Ida B. Wells / Congress Bridge (West Bound Open Only)
Kinzie Street Bridge
Lake Shore Drive Bridge
LaSalle Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge
LAKE SHORE DRIVE
From 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, Lake Shore Drive will be closed between:
Fullerton Avenue (in-bound/out-bound ramps) on the North and I-55 on the South
Belmont (in-bound ramp only)
EXPRESSWAY CLOSURES
From 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, all entrance and exit expressway ramps leading to I-90/94 between Roosevelt Road and Division Street will be closed in both directions, including the I-55 Chinatown Feeder northbound at Cermak and I-290 eastbound at Halsted.
All entrance and exit expressway ramps leading to I-90/94 between Roosevelt Road and Division Street will be closed in both directions, including the I-55 Chinatown Feeder northbound at Cermak and I-290 eastbound at Halsted.
CTA
The Red Line and Blue Line will remain open.
From 9 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday, all other Rail Service besides Red and Blue Line trains will be impacted with and not entering the area surrounding downtown: Fullerton Avenue to 47th and east of Halsted Street.
Bus Service will remain open at this time. Some buses will see reroutes due to bridge
and street closures.
CDOT
Divvy Service will not be available from North Avenue to Ashland Avenue and Cermak Road between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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