At 10pm on Monday night, all of our lives change.

Starting on Monday night, the Illinois Department of Transportation will close the two left-hand inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway from the Edens Expressway to Ohio Street. This project will last (allegedly) until 2025.

Construction will look like this starting on Monday evening,

IDOT has suggested that drivers drive at “off-peak times” and avoid rush hour (thanks, guys). For those looking to lower their carbon footprint, there are plenty of public transportation options. Some options include the Metra Union Pacific North, Milwaukee District North, North Central Service and Union Pacific Northwest lines. The CTA Blue Line is also an option, but the Blue Line is currently undergoing construction on the weekends.

If those don’t work for you, you can consider taking North Milwaukee Avenue or North Elston Avenue. For our Crew Members coming from the Western Suburbs, you could use the Eisenhower Expressway depending on your route.

It doesn’t matter what you do, Chicagoland, as long as you share the road with your fellow Crew Members and take care of one another.