Starting this Monday, June 10, street closures will begin in downtown Chicago due to the construction of the stage and tracks that will be used for the 2024 NASCAR race, the city reported in a statement.
According to the schedule provided by Chicago officials, Ida B. Wells Drive will close between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive the evening of June 10, allowing construction on the speedway’s main grandstand to begin.
Parking restrictions will also begin along southbound Columbus Drive between Jackson Drive and Balbo Drive, according to CDOT officials.
The NASCAR Chicago Street Race will take place the weekend of July 6-7, 2024. “Based on the lessons learned from NASCAR 2023 the city has been able to shave six days off course construction, reducing set-up and tear-down time to only 19 days in 2024 from 25 days in 2023,” the city of Chicago reported in a statement.
In July, the second edition of the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR and enter that area in the coming weeks.
These are the street closures expected starting this Monday, June 10, according to a statement from the city:
Pre-race activity at Grant Park
• Monday, June 10: Ida B. Wells Dr. will close from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Dr. beginning at 12:01 am to allow for construction of major viewing areas; and limited parking restrictions will be implemented along southbound Columbus Dr. between Jackson Dr. and Balbo Dr.
• Wednesday, June 19 to Thursday, June 20: Temporary road closure from 9 pm to 2 am on Michigan Ave. northbound from Congress Circle to Jackson Dr. to allow installation of a pedestrian walkway while structures are assembled observational.
• Wednesday, June 26 – Beginning at 8 pm: Northbound traffic lane closure at Congress Circle.
• Thursday, June 27 – Beginning at 7 pm Columbus Dr. sidewalk lane closure between Jackson Dr. and Roosevelt Rd.
Closures of major streets
• Thursday, June 27 – Beginning at 7 pm Closure of Jackson Dr. between Michigan Ave. and Columbus Dr.
• Friday, June 28: Beginning at 8 a.m., closure of Balbo Dr. from Columbus Dr. to DuSable Lake Shore Dr. (intersection will remain open).
• Friday, June 28 – Starting at 7 pm Complete closure of Balbo Dr. from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Dr.
• Saturday, June 29 – Beginning at 7 pm Southbound lane closure on Columbus Dr. from Balbo Dr. to Roosevelt Rd.
• Monday, July 1: Beginning at 1 a.m. Closure of Columbus Dr. between Jackson Dr. and Roosevelt Rd. Closure of Jackson Dr. between Columbus Dr. and DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
• Monday, July 1 – Beginning at 9 pm Closure of southbound DuSable Lake Shore Dr. between Randolph St. and McFetridge Rd. Reopening at 6 am Tuesday, July 2.
• Tuesday, July 2: Beginning at 6 a.m. Closing of Congress Circle and entrances on Michigan Ave., Van Buren St. and Harrison St.
• Thursday, July 4 – Starting at 9 pm Roosevelt Rd closure west and eastbound. between Michigan Ave. and DuSable Lake Shore Dr. Closure of northbound Michigan Ave. between Roosevelt Rd. and Jackson Dr.
• Friday, July 5: Effective 12:01 a.m. Closure of north and southbound DuSable Lake Shore Dr. between Randolph St. and McFetridge Rd. Closure of southbound Michigan Ave. between Roosevelt Rd. and Jackson Dr. Northbound lane closure of Indiana Ave. at 13th St. Closure of Monroe St. between Columbus Dr. and DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
Street closures during race weekend: Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7
• DuSable Lake Shore Dr. southbound from Randolph St. to McFetridge Dr.
• DuSable Lake Shore Dr. northbound from McFetridge Dr. to Randolph St.
• Michigan Ave. northbound from Roosevelt Rd. to Jackson Dr.
• Michigan Ave. southbound from Jackson Dr. to 8th St.
• Monroe St. from Columbus Dr. to DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
• Columbus Dr. from Roosevelt Rd. to Monroe Street
• Roosevelt Street. from DuSable Lake Shore Dr. to Michigan Ave.
• Jackson Dr. from Michigan Ave. to DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
• Balbo Dr. from Michigan Ave. to DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
• Ida B. Wells Dr. from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Dr.
• Congress Circle from Harrison St. to Van Buren St.
• Indiana Ave. northbound from Roosevelt Rd. to 13th Street
• Post Location: Lower Wacker Dr entrance and exit.
• Garvey Ct.: Entrance and exit to Lower Wacker Dr.
• Reopening schedule: The northbound section of DuSable Lake Shore Dr. will reopen on Monday, July 8 at 6 a.m. Following the event, select streets will gradually reopen.
• Priority Streets: Priority streets for reopening are DuSable Lake Shore Dr., Michigan Ave. and Columbus Dr. Other street closures will remain in effect until demobilization of the runway wall, fence and observation structures is complete. Demobilization: Street closures will continue until the runway wall, fence and observation structures are demobilized. All NASCAR-related demobilization activities are expected to conclude by the end of the day on July 18.
Streets with local access only for residents, businesses and their employees.
Sidewalks will remain open during assembly and disassembly (June 10 to July 18).
• Michigan Ave. southbound from Monroe St. to Jackson Dr.
• Michigan Ave. southbound from 8th St. to Roosevelt Rd.
• 8th St. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• 9th St. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• 11th Street from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Balbo Dr. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Harrison St. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Ida B. Wells from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Jackson Blvd. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Van Buren St. from Wabash Ave. to Michigan Ave.
• Monroe St. from Michigan Ave. to Columbus Dr.
• DuSable Lake Shore Dr. southbound from Randolph St. to Monroe St.
• Michigan Ave. northbound from 13th St. to 16th St.
• Indiana Ave. northbound from 14th St. to 16th St.
• The Columbus Underpass and Chicago Lakefront Bike Trail will remain open throughout the event (this includes Monroe St. and Roosevelt Rd.).
• Pedestrians traveling west should use and access the sidewalk on the north side of Monroe St., Roosevelt Rd., or the Columbus Dr. underpass only.
• Northbound DuSable Lake Shore Dr. will remain open from South Shore Dr. to the I-55 interchange.
• To visit the museum campus from the south: Exit DuSable Lake Shore Dr. at 31st St. and use Fort Dearborn Dr. to continue north onto 18th Dr.
• To visit the museum campus from the north: access Stevenson Expressway (I-55N) and merge onto N/DuSable Lake Shore Dr. Exit at 18th Dr.
• Southbound DuSable Lake Shore Dr. will remain open from Hollywood Blvd. to Randolph St.
• Inner DuSable Lake Shore Dr. will remain open in both directions.
• Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) will remain open in both directions.
• Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) will remain open in both directions. Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) will remain open in both directions.
• Stevenson Expressway (I-55) will remain open in both directions.
• In the Loop: The following streets will remain open: State St., Dearborn St., Clark St., LaSalle St., Wells St., Franklin St., Upper Wacker Dr., Lower Wacker Dr., Randolph St., Washington St., Madison St., Roosevelt Rd. – West of Michigan Ave., 18th St.
