Elmhurst-Berkeley Link To Close For 9 Days: City

ELMHURST, IL – The Illinois Tollway is closing Elmhurst's Vallette Street link to Berkeley for nine days, from May 6 to May 14, the city of Elmhurst said in a news release Thursday.

It is part of the years-long Interstate 294 expansion project, which seeks to reconstruct and widen the expressway from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street.

Vallette Street connects to Berkeley's Electric Avenue. The closure is weather-dependent.

The closure of Vallette and Electric will be from Edgewood Avenue in Elmhurst to Coolidge Avenue in Berkeley, the city said.

Drivers are being advised to use St. Charles Road instead.

While Vallette is closed, the Illinois Prairie Path, which runs alongside it, will remain open, the city said. Flaggers may help trail users while the work takes place.

Intermittent lane closures on Vallette may occur throughout the year, with flaggers coordinating traffic, according to the release.