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VENICE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that all lanes of the McKinley Bridge will be closed to traffic beginning at 9:00 PM, Friday, July 14, 2017, weather permitting. This closure will continue throughout the weekend. All lanes will be open by 5:00 AM, Monday, July 17, 2017. This closure is required so the existing bridge surface can be sealed.

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Motorists are urged to find alternate routes during the closure period.

The contractor on this project is M&M Concrete, Inc., of Stockton, Illinois.

Follow our Twitter page to find details on other construction projects in IDOT’s District 8. Updates on the impacts to traffic are available at http://stl-traffic.org.

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