Part of Grand Avenue in Gurnee closing this weekend

Grand Avenue in Gurnee will be closed from east of Route 41 beginning about 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 through about 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The temporary closure will be for the placement of bridge girders that requires access to Grand Avenue, officials say.

A posted detour will direct eastbound Grand Avenue traffic to go on south on Route 41, east on Washington Street and north on North Green Bay

Road to meet back with Grand Avenue. Westbound Grand Avenue traffic will take the reverse route.

The overall project consists of removal and replacement of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge, as well as pavement reconstruction and widening on Grand Avenue and widening of the southbound Route 41 ramp. The project will be completed in spring 2019, officials say.