MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon commuters, there is upcoming road work you need to know about. IDOT will be closing a lane of Route 15 each way on the bridge over Interstate 57/64 in a couple weeks.

The closures are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 25 and extend into Wednesday, February 26. Crews will be performing maintenance work on the bridge’s structure, weather permitting.

Emergency vehicles will be allowed through the construction site as quickly as possible. Through traffic is encouraged to seek alternate routes while the work is underway.