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8/19/2009
ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
New 159th Street Closing
A new road construction project will begin on September 8, 2009 (weather permitting), that will affect many SSC employees and students: 159th Street will be closed between Park Avenue and West/Center Avenue. The closure is expected to continue all the way through May 2011. The detour routes begin at the intersections of Dixie Highway and Halsted Street. All businesses in the work zone will be open during construction.
Project Description: 159th Street will be under construction from the Tri-state Tollway (I-294) to Halsted Street (IL Rt. 1) in Harvey, IL. A narrow viaduct currently carries Metra and Canadian National Railroad over 159th St. The Illinois Department of Transportation will reconstruct the viaduct creating two lanes in each direction under the railroad with left turn lanes. The project will provide significant congestion relief and reduce travel times on the famous bottleneck between I-294 and I-94. The 159th Street Roadway Reconstruction Project will cost approximately $17.8 million dollars, which is 100% federally funded. The 159th Street Viaduct Reconstruction costs approximately $38.4 million dollars.
NEW PACE BUS ROUTE TO UCC
PACE announces a new bus route that will include stops at the University & College Center. The additional route will begin on June 8th and will feature a bi-directional loop routing south of 147th Street.
For more information, please call the UCC at 708-225-6000.