SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that some lanes will be open for holiday weekend travel and all road work following the holiday travel period will resume as scheduled on Tuesday, July 5.

This weekend, as with other holiday weekends, many lane closures will be removed to expedite travel for the high volumes of motorists expected on Illinois roads. Non-emergency roadwork will be suspended, where possible, until 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, July 5. Lanes will be opened in many areas to improve traffic flow.

Motorists should stay alert, as lane closures will remain in some areas. Slow down, eliminate distractions and exercise caution in work zones. Work zone speed limits are in effect where posted.

Here is a list of lane closures that will remain in place this weekend:

EDWARDS COUNTY

• Illinois Route 130 south of Albion; culvert replacements; stage construction with one lane open, traffic signals and concrete barriers in place.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY

• Interstate 57/70 around Effingham; major road reconstruction; stage construction with two lanes open in each direction and concrete barriers in place.

FAYETTE COUNTY

• Interstate 70 at Vandalia; bridge replacement; one lane open in each direction utilizing median crossovers.

• Interstate 70 between St. Elmo and Brownstown; pavement resurfacing; stage construction with one lane open in each direction.

• Interstate 57 between Farina and Edgewood; bridge rehabilitation; one lane open in each direction with concrete barriers in place.

HAMILTON COUNTY

• IL 14, 1.5 miles east of McLeansboro. Box Culvert replacement; traffic reduced to one lane, controlled by temporary signals.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

• I-57 MM 95-96 / I-64 MM 74-75 just north of Mt. Vernon. Pavement replacement; traffic is reduced to two lanes northbound and southbound.

• I-57 MM 96-98 north of Mt. Vernon. Pavement replacement; traffic is reduced to one lane northbound and southbound.

• I-64 eastbound MM 72-74 northwest of Mt. Vernon. Pavement replacement; traffic is reduced to one lane.

• IL 15, east edge of Mt. Vernon. Bridge repair; traffic reduced to one lane controlled by temporary signals.

MADISON COUNTY

• IL 4, St. Jacob, structure over the East Fork of Silver Creek approximately 0.7 miles north of US 40, is reduced to one lane, and two-way traffic is maintained via temporary traffic signals.

MARION COUNTY

• US 50 at the Brubaker Creek Bridge approximately two miles east of Salem is reduced to one lane, and two-way traffic is maintained via temporary traffic signals.

RANDOLPH COUNTY

• Roots Road, between Oakview Road and Collins Road, will be closed for the removal and replacement of the existing bridge deck carrying Roots Road over the Kaskaskia River.

SALINE COUNTY

• IL 142, five miles north of Eldorado. Bridge construction; traffic reduced to one lane controlled by temporary signals.

• IL 34, 0.5 miles south of Raleigh. Bridge construction; traffic reduced to one lane controlled by temporary signals.

• US 45, two miles north of Stonefort. Bridge construction; traffic reduced to one lane controlled by temporary signals.

• IL 34 from Raleigh Rd. to Ellis Rd. Pavement replacement. Southbound traffic is reduced to one lane. Northbound traffic should use the marked detour.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

• IL 13 under IL 15 near Belleville is closed to all traffic. The closure is needed to construct new structures.

• IL 15 east of IL 159 in Belleville is reduced to one lane in each direction. This lane restriction is needed to construct the new eastbound IL 15 structure over IL 13 and railroads.

• Rieder Road over I-64 is closed for interchange construction.

• IL 15 west of I-255 in Alorton is reduced to one lane in both directions near IL 163.

• I-55/64 westbound is reduced from three lanes to two lanes between 3^rd Street and Tudor before the Mississippi River Bridge.

• IL 157 is closed to all traffic at Illinois Route161/St Clair Avenue. The ramps to and from IL 161/St. Clair Avenue will remain open to traffic. A detour utilizing Illinois 15 and I-64 is marked with signage.

UNION/JOHNSON COUNTY

• I-57; northbound and southbound traffic reduced to one lane each direction from mile marker 32 to mile marker 44.