I-80 (Interstate 80) Road Conditions

I-80 Road Conditions for March 26, 2026

I-80 has a mix of active construction, lane restrictions, and a few location-specific problems today. The clearest active work zones are in California near Yuba Gap, Nevada in west Reno, Pennsylvania in Mercer County, Ohio near the Pennsylvania line, Wyoming between Elk Mountain and Arlington, and New Jersey around the Squirrelwood Road bridge area. Illinois has major I-80 reconstruction underway in Will County, including long-term ramp closures at the I-55/I-80 interchange and additional Chicago Street interchange changes approaching. In Utah, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana, I did not find a same-day I-80-specific ramp-closure or construction item in the accessible official live text reports I checked.

• California: Near the State Route 20 junction/Yuba Gap area, eastbound and westbound I-80 are reduced to one lane in each direction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the current work window for the Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge project.
• Nevada: In west Reno, I-80 between West McCarran Boulevard and Keystone Avenue remains an active work zone with 24/7 lane shifts, a 55 mph work-zone speed, overnight lane reductions, and intermittent overnight closures of the West McCarran Boulevard and Keystone Avenue ramps to I-80.
• Wyoming: Eastbound I-80 has road damage with the right lane blocked between Elk Mountain and Arlington at milepost 246.
• Illinois: Long-term I-55/I-80 ramp closures remain in place in Joliet: southbound I-55 to eastbound I-80 is closed into fall 2026, and northbound I-55 to westbound I-80 is closed into 2025. Chicago Street interchange reconstruction is also underway, with the next long-duration ramp changes centered on the westbound I-80/Chicago Street ramps and the Chicago Street to eastbound I-80 ramps.
• Ohio: I-80 eastbound just west of the Pennsylvania state line in Hubbard Township has lane restrictions tied to the Pennsylvania pavement replacement project.
• Pennsylvania: A major reconstruction project is active from the Ohio state line to mile marker 5 in Mercer County, with short-term lane closures and traffic shifts as work continues on paving, bridge repairs, and the Route 318 bridge widening/replacement work.
• New Jersey: In Woodland Park, work at the Squirrelwood Road bridge over I-80 remains active through summer 2026, and the eastbound Exit 56B movement to Squirrelwood Road northbound is detoured.

I-80 California Road Conditions

Active construction is posted near the State Route 20/Yuba Gap area in Nevada County. Eastbound and westbound I-80 are reduced to one lane in each direction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through April 15 for the Yuba Pass Separation Overhead Bridge project. A second traffic shift is scheduled to follow in late April, and the project will later affect the State Route 20 on-ramp to westbound I-80 and the westbound I-80 off-ramp to Yuba Gap (Crystal Lake Road, Exit 160), but those ramp closures are not the active March 26 condition. Current California I-80 highway information also shows no broad statewide closure posted for the route itself beyond localized restrictions and incident-driven slowdowns.

Caltrans I-80 highway information | Caltrans Yuba Gap work-zone update

I-80 Nevada Road Conditions

The most prominent active I-80 work zone in Nevada is in west Reno between West McCarran Boulevard and Keystone Avenue. The project remains active through mid-2026. Current project traffic impacts include 24/7 lane shifts, reduced lane widths, a 55 mph work-zone speed, overnight interstate lane reductions to as few as one lane between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays, and intermittent overnight closures of the West McCarran Boulevard and Keystone Avenue ramps to I-80 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. No separate statewide Nevada 511 advisory specific to another I-80 ramp closure surfaced in the accessible live text listings I checked today.

NDOT I-80 West Reno improvements | Nevada 511

I-80 Utah Road Conditions

I did not find a same-day I-80-specific ramp-closure or construction item in the accessible UDOT live text reports I checked for March 26. The official UDOT traffic site is still the right place to verify live changes because it updates throughout the day.

UDOT Traffic | UDOT roadwork list

I-80 Wyoming Road Conditions

Wyoming has a clear non-weather I-80 issue today: eastbound I-80 has road damage with the right lane blocked between Elk Mountain and Arlington at milepost 246. That is the most specific current I-80 problem surfaced on the official WYDOT route report that is not weather-related.

WYDOT I-80 route report

I-80 Nebraska Road Conditions

I did not find a same-day I-80-specific ramp-closure or construction item in the accessible Nebraska 511 live text results I checked for March 26. The clearest Nebraska item I found tied to I-80 is an Omaha-area long-term road construction project between NE 50 near La Vista and Exit 451 at 42nd Street that is scheduled to begin March 29, so it is not part of today’s condition summary.

Nebraska 511 | Nebraska 511 event list

I-80 Iowa Road Conditions

I did not find a same-day I-80-specific ramp-closure or construction item in the accessible Iowa 511 live text results I checked for March 26. For live updates later today, Iowa 511 remains the best official source because construction items can change quickly by district and work window.

Iowa 511 | Iowa 511 event list

I-80 Illinois Road Conditions

I-80 remains in a major long-term reconstruction phase in Will County. Current long-term ramp closures remain in place at the I-55/I-80 interchange: the southbound I-55 to eastbound I-80 ramp is closed and anticipated to reopen in fall 2026, and the northbound I-55 to westbound I-80 ramp is closed and anticipated to reopen in 2025. Separate Chicago Street interchange construction began this month. IDOT’s project updates say the next long-duration ramp changes are the westbound I-80 ramps to northbound and southbound Chicago Street and the Chicago Street northbound/southbound ramps to eastbound I-80, with detours using Larkin Avenue.

I-80 Will traffic alerts | I-80 Will project news

I-80 Indiana Road Conditions

I did not find a same-day I-80-specific ramp-closure or construction item in the accessible INDOT live text results I checked for March 26. Because I-80 shares corridor space with I-94 in northwest Indiana, conditions can change quickly and are best verified on the live INDOT map.

INDOT Trafficwise | INDOT restrictions and closings

I-80 Ohio Road Conditions

In northeast Ohio, the clearest active I-80 item is in Hubbard Township: I-80 eastbound just west of the Pennsylvania state line has various lane restrictions because of the pavement replacement project on the Pennsylvania side of the line. No same-day Ohio ramp closure on I-80 itself surfaced in the accessible official text results I checked for March 26.

OHGO | ODOT traffic advisories

I-80 Pennsylvania Road Conditions

Pennsylvania has an active major reconstruction zone in Mercer County from the Ohio state line to mile marker 5. Phase 2 work restarted March 16 and includes reconstruction and resurfacing on westbound I-80 from the I-376 interchange to the Shenango River Bridge, work on eastbound I-80 from the Ohio state line to the Shenango River Bridge, and bridge work including replacement and widening of the bridge over Route 318 in Shenango Township. PennDOT says drivers should expect short-term lane closures now, with a longer traffic shift expected later in the season.

PennDOT Mercer County I-80 project page | 511PA

I-80 New Jersey Road Conditions

The most specific active I-80-related construction item I found in New Jersey is in Woodland Park, where the Squirrelwood Road bridge replacement over I-80 is in an active traffic-shift stage expected to remain in place through summer 2026. During this stage, the eastbound Exit 56B movement to Squirrelwood Road northbound is detoured, and Squirrelwood Road southbound traffic is shifted onto the northbound side of the bridge while the southbound side is rebuilt.

New Jersey 511 traffic map | NJDOT Squirrelwood Road bridge update

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