31st St. Bridge at South Lake Shore Drive to close for one month
Beginning Monday, September 23, the 31st Street Bridge over South Lake Shore Drive will be closed to car, truck and pedestrian traffic. The closure will last approximately one month.
Eastbound motorists on 31st Street will detour via southbound Lake Shore Drive to the Oakwood Blvd. (3900 south) exit and entrance ramps, and return to 31st Street via northbound Lake Shore Drive. Westbound 31st Street traffic will detour via northbound Lake Shore Drive to 18th Street, returning to 31st Street via southbound Lake Shore Drive.
When the bridge reopens, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction.
Access to McCormick Place's Lakeside Center parking lots will be maintained via 18th Street and the Oakwood Blvd. detour. Bicycle and pedestrian access is available at the 35th Street overpass.
The South Lake Shore Drive Reconstruction Project is funded by the Illinois FIRST program with additional funding from the City of Chicago and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more project information, please call 311 in Chicago or visit the project website at www.cityofchicago.org/Transportation. For CTA or Metra information, call the RTA at 836-7000 from any Chicagoland area code.
