Drivers on Interstate 57 will be seeing a detour this weekend as the Illinois Department of Transportation will close a portion of the highway to demolish a bridge south of Marion.

The interstate will be closed to all traffic between the 45 mile marker and the 54 mile marker starting Sunday January 15th at 7pm. The highway will remain closed overnight and is expected to reopen at 7am on Monday January 16th.

This work will only require lane reductions and not a full closure. Both northbound on ramps at Old Illinois 13 and Illinois 13 in Marion will remain open.

Construction of a new bridge will begin shortly after demolition and should be completed by June 2024.