Maintaining Traffic and Project Schedule

• Traffic on both 71st and 86th St. will be maintained during construction by means of crossovers. Traffic will be maintained on the existing WB lanes during construction of new EB lanes. Traffic will then be maintained on the new EB lanes while the WB lanes are replaced.
• All ramp traffic will be maintained during construction with the exception that a ramp may be closed during the night or over a weekend. Only 1 ramp in both interchanges may be closed at a time.
• All new ramps and lanes, with the exception of the 73rd direct connect ramp, will be open to traffic by November 17, 2006 unless unforeseen circumstances delay completion.
• The 73rd St. ramp will be open to traffic by June 1, 2007.

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