Elgin O’Hare Western Access City of Elmhurst June 17, 2013

1 Project Features

Extend Elgin O'Hare Expressway east to O’Hare Airport as a toll road with new or improved interchanges at Route 53 (Rohlwing Road), I-290, Park Boulevard/ Arlington Heights Road/Prospect Avenue, Wood Dale Road, .

Two additional lanes from to Meacham/ Medinah Road with minor interchange improvements at Illinois Route 19, Roselle Road and an improved interchange at Meacham/Medinah Road. Convert to toll road.

Build new toll road connecting I-90 and I-294 west of O'Hare with new interchanges at I-294, Franklin Avenue/Green Street, Illinois Route 19, Elgin O'Hare extension, , I-90; new full access interchange at I-90/Elmhurst Road.

2 June 2013 Project Features

O’Hare Access from York Road

Direct access to O’Hare Airport provided from York Road Existing Conditions Proposed

3 June 2013 South Section Features

I-294 at ()

New southbound access to North Avenue from I-294 via County Line Road

Existing Conditions Proposed

3 June 2013 South Section Features Taft Avenue Connector

Existing Conditions

Taft Avenue Connector across Bensenville Yard between Franklin Avenue and Illinois Route 19

Proposed

3 June 2013 Travel Benefits

 Accommodates three times as many vehicles per day as local roads carry now  Reduces travel delays on arterial roads by 24 percent  Reduces travel time by more than 7 minutes for the 11-mile trip between the west side of O’Hare Airport and U.S. Route 20/Lake Avenue – a savings of 25 percent  Provides new access to O’Hare Airport via York Road

6 June 2013 Project Funding  $300 million funding gap  Positive momentum on closing funding gap  Commitment from DuPage County for in-kind donation of land along Thorndale and other commitments (estimated $25 million)  Federal funding:  CMAQ application under review  TIGER applications submitted (includes application by Northlake for I-294 at North Avenue)  Land and other in-kind donation opportunities being identified

7 June 2013 Initial Tolling Concept – All-Electronic Mainline Tolling Plan  All-Electronic Tolling along entire length of project  First all-electronic roadway on Illinois Tollway system  No traditional tollbooths  Primarily uses I-PASS (more than 86 percent of present users)  Business rules and toll rate schedules under development  Mainline tolling vs. traditional mainline and ramp tolling system  Tolls tied to miles traveled are more equitable than travel through a number of fixed points  Tolls will be assessed more frequently, but will generally be lower due to short distance between points  Encourages short- and long-distance trips (providing congestion relief on adjacent secondary roadways)

5 June 2013 Project Timeline

Major Activities through 2018 2018 – 2025 Activities • Land acquisition • Continued land acquisition • Existing Elgin O’Hare widening • Construct toll road connecting and rehabilitation I-90 and I-294 west of O’Hare • Interchange improvements at • New access to I-294/North Elgin O’Hare/I-290 and at Elgin Avenue O’Hare/ • New access from I-294 to Taft • New access at I-90 at Elmhurst Avenue/Irving Park Road Road • Extension of Elgin O’Hare to O’Hare • Western access into O’Hare via York Road

9 June 2013 Potential 2013 Construction Activities

Southbound Elmhurst Road bridge over I-90

Rohlwing Road bridge Noisewall construction along existing Elgin O’Hare Expressway

10 June 2013 Moving Forward

 Continue to refine design and ready project for construction  Consider stakeholder input  Finalize permitting/agreements and land acquisition  Groundbreaking expected later in 2013  Continue outreach and coordination

 Open house – Schaumburg Airport, 4-7 p.m. on June 26

 Additional local open houses July

11 June 2013

Thank You

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