Final Phase of Kennedy Expressway Begins

The final phase of the Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation project has resumed, focusing on outbound lanes from Edens to Ohio Street. Completion expected by Thanksgiving, enhancing safety and traffic flow for the 275,000 daily users. Funding from Gov. Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois program.

Tue April 08, 2025 - Midwest Edition #8
Illinois Department of Transportation

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that the rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94) from the Edens Expressway (Interstate 94) junction to Ohio Street resumed March 17, 2025.

The work is the third and final phase of the three-year project, which is taking place over three consecutive construction seasons. Improvements to the reversible lanes were substantially completed last year, with all lanes reopening in January. The inbound lanes were improved in 2023.

This year's work is focused on the outbound lanes and anticipated to be completed around Thanksgiving, with all lanes and ramps reopening and the express lanes resuming normal operations. Staging of the work zone and sequencing of ramp improvements will be done throughout the project to help accelerate construction.

Made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois capital program, the overall $169 million Kennedy project consists of rehabilitating 36 bridge structures and reversible lane access control (REVLAC) system, replacing overhead sign structures, installing new signage and modernized LED lights, pavement patching and structural steel repairs, along with painting and installing new LED lighting through Hubbard's Cave, from Grand Avenue to Wayman Street.

The Kennedy Expressway officially opened in 1960, with the last major rehabilitation completed in 1994. Prior to the start of the latest improvements, the Kennedy required frequent, unscheduled lane closures to make emergency repairs due to poor pavement conditions. The project will improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 275,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.

For more information, visit idot.illinois.gov/projects/Interstate-90-Kennedy-Bridge-Study. 

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