Illinois Department of Transportation

The main goals are to fix drainage problems, widen shoulders and resurface pavement to eliminate potholes and ruts, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

IDOT will close lanes on both eastbound and westbound Interstate 64 between West Highway 50 at exit 14 and Illinois 158 at Exit 19 starting Friday.

Construction on the project will be completed in 30 to 60 days. The solar panels will power the Scott Dome Yard maintenance facility in East St. Louis.

The Illinois Department of Transportation's latest effort on the decades-long project to connect the St. Louis region to southern Illinois, called the Southwest Connector, starts with collecting public feedback.

If this sounds familiar, that’s because IDOT shut down the north and east bound lanes for similar repairs last month.

If the weather cooperates, the 2-lane bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.

The Illinois Department of Transportation used a full closure during the second phase of its I-255 rehab in Cahokia Heights and Sauget, which wrapped up this past weekend.

Initially, the Illinois Department of Transportation anticipated to finish the construction in Cahokia Heights and Sauget by the end of July.

The north and eastbound lanes of Interstate 55 and Interstate 70 between state Highways 157 and 159 will close Friday and are anticipated to reopen at the end of the month.

Forecasters predict the snow will fall until midnight and 3 a.m., tapering off first in the west and later in the east.