News at UI Health

The second phase of the major construction project to calm traffic flow and improve pedestrian safety on the UI Health campus will begin Monday, March 16.

Phase 2 construction is anticipated to take eight weeks. During this phase:

• Taylor Street will be closed from Paulina Street to Wood Street. Detour signage will be posted in this area.
  • A temporary patient drop-off zone will be established on the east side of the Hospital. Signage will be placed in this area.
• A raised crosswalk across Taylor Street and curb extensions will be installed at Hermitage Avenue.
  • Hermitage Avenue will remain open to facilitate the eastbound detour necessitated by the Wood Street closure.
• UIC shuttle buses will be rerouted and indicated in the UIC Ride app.
• Traffic personnel and signage will continue to help direct motorists and pedestrian traffic around our campus

The multi-phase project will add a new traffic signal at the intersection of Wood and Taylor Streets and several raised pedestrian crosswalks across UI Health’s footprint in the Illinois Medical District. The project is anticipated to be complete in the summer of 2026. Throughout the project, there will be several road and sidewalk closures, detours, and traffic diversions and detours. Traffic personnel and signage will help to direct motorists and pedestrian traffic around the University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics campus.

UI Health will continually provide updates on the project status and changes to campus traffic, including impacts on access to parking facilities. Clinics and the Call Center will provide updates to patients with appointments scheduled during the project, and updates also will be provided to patients via MyChart.

The UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services also will maintain construction updates throughout the project at GrenshawnGarage.com.

Please continue to visit the UI Health website and social media channels for updates.