Construction Update Public Meeting

Vision Becoming Jane Byrne Reality SPRING 2019 Formerly known as Circle Interchange PROJECT BACKGROUND The Jane Byrne Interchange, previously called Circle Interchange, was constructed Construction: WHERE WE ARE NOW starting in the 1950’s. It is located in the CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION Construction began in late 2013 heart of downtown Chicago, in an active STAGE STAGE STAGE and was broken into 35 separate urban environment. The Interchange links 1 2 3 contracts or project components the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) to the with the idea that it would be Cross Road Bridges I-290/Ida B. Wells Drive I-90/94 south, Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94) to (Congress Parkway) completed in 3 stages. the north, Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to the west, and Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly WE ARE HERE known as Congress Parkway) to the east. Because of the interchange’s high traffic volume, aging infrastructure, and lively urban setting, reconstruction has been no easy task. Keep in mind these challenges: REBUILD IN THE SAME MAINTAIN 400,000 ONE EXPRESSWAY AT A TIME Over 400,000 vehicles travel through the FOOTPRINT VEHICLES/DAY This is not the only ongoing interchange daily and it is one of the worst The larger improved interchange The overall interchange project construction project in the city. needs to fit in the same area as area maintains 400,000 vehi- To minimize traffic impacts bottlenecks in the country for traffic the existing constrained inter- cles daily. Closing completely to from having more than one congestion. The interchange experiences change. Several site constraints speed up construction would be downtown expressway under present unique challenges that detrimental to a key node of the construction at the same time, breakdown conditions for many hours must be taken into consider- area’s transportation network. work had to be staggered of the day, causing substantial backups ation including the CTA Blue Construction must work around around the full reconstruction Line, Cermak pump station, existing traffic to cause the least of the interchange between I-55 in every direction. underground water tunnels, and amount of disruption possible and Lake Shore Drive. poor soil conditions. and minimize lane closures. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS WORK RESTRICTIONS UNIQUE CHALLENGES Challenges with unknown Contract requirements limit how The city maintains an active wa- Planning (CMAP) estimates that conditions below ground have often a contractor is allowed ter pumping station on Harrison approximately 67 percent of annual affected the reconstruction. An to close lanes or ramps. Major Street between the southbound abandoned brick water tunnel construction does take place at and northbound I-90/94 regional freight tonnage occurs on that previously served an ele- night, however, noise must be lanes. Abandoned water supply roadways. Of this total, 36 percent is vated rail line has been encoun- considered. Some limitations tunnels have been filled to ac- tered in numerous construction include many weekends to commodate bridge construction traffic passing through the area. CMAP projects. The remnants of long avoid impacts during holidays, and the existing water supply states that “the biggest challenge to forgotten Chicago continue to sporting events, festivals and pipes have required relocation be found within this project. other major events in the city. and rehabilitation. trucking is highway congestion”. The Illinois Department of Transportation has taken a unique approach to reconstructing this Interchange. During Stage 1 of construction, cross road bridges along the west and south were removed and rebuilt while design continued for the next stage. This pattern has remained; as work continues in Stage 2, design for Stage 3 progresses. www.CircleInterchange.org | PAGE 1 CLINTON STREET TILDEN STREET JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET ADAMS STREET MADISON STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET CONGRESS PARKWAY Monroe St. Bridge St. DES PLAINES STREET Ramp North-to-East 94 90 94 90 94 94 94 90 90 90 HALSTED STREET TAYLOR STREET TAYLOR Relocation Water Main 290 GREEN STREET 290 St. Bridge St. Van BurenVan PEORIA STREET UIC SANGAMON STREET MORGAN STREET I-290 Westbound I-290 Eastbound ADAMS STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET MADISON STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET 290 CLINTON STREET 290 TILDEN STREET JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET ADAMS STREET MADISON STREET CLINTON STREET BURENVAN STREET DES PLAINES STREET TILDEN STREET JEFFERSON STREET CONGRESS PARKWAY JACKSON BLVD ADAMS STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET Ramp Ramp 94 90 94 South-to-East West-to-North Harrison Ramp St. BridgesSt. 94 East-to-North 90 90 DES PLAINES STREET Ramp Bridges West-to-South WB I-290 & Congress Pkwy Taylor St. Taylor Exit Ramp Relocation Jackson Utility HALSTED STREET 94 90 94 Taylor Bypass 90 94 94 90 94 GREEN STREET 90 Heading Flyover Tunnel Tunnel Bulk North-to-West PEORIA STREET 290 HALSTED STREET 2019 UIC Halsted St. Bridge St. 290 WEST-TO-SOUTH RAMPWEST-TO-SOUTH SANGAMON STREET RAMPWEST-TO-NORTH SOUTH-TO-EAST RAMP EAST-TO-NORTH RAMPEAST-TO-NORTH TAYLOR BYPASS RAMPTAYLOR TAYLOR STREETTAYLOR EXIT RAMP TAYLOR STREET TAYLOR WORK BEGINNING IN • • • • • • GREEN STREET Taylor St. Bridge St. 290 290 MORGAN STREET PEORIA STREET ON STREET UIC SANGAM Peoria TAYLOR STREET TAYLOR ADAMS STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET St. Bridge St. MADISON STREET Sewer WB I-290 78” Storm78” MORGAN STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET Morgan St. Bridge St. ADAMS STREET JACKSON BLVD VAN BURENVAN STREET Peoria Street Bridge Halsted Street Bridge Morgan StreetMorgan Bridge (East and West) (Completed 2014) (Completed 2016) (Completed 2016) (Completed 2016) COMPLETE www.CircleInterchange.org | Wider sidewalks on both sides of the street New bike lanes New traffic signals at Morgan Street exit ramp Wider pedestrian bridge connecting to UIC’s CTA BlueCTA Line entrance was fully upgraded and expanded to include an elevator making the entrance ADA compliant Added aesthetics: plantings, irrigation, lighting and sitting walls First precast concrete deck panel bridge in Illinois Two lanesTwo in each direction Wider sidewalks on both sides of the street Bike lanes in each direction New canopy and pedestrian signal at the CTA BlueCTA Line entrance One lane in each direction Wider sidewalks on both sides of the street Bike lanes in each direction Construction: lanesTwo in each direction Wider sidewalks on both sides of the street WORK New traffic signals at UnionAvenue andRuble Currently, 17 contracts have been completed. Street laneTwo ramp better connecting northbound The first step to widen the expressways I-90/94 to westbound I-290 underneath was to first underneathreconstructtooverhead wasthe Will significantly improve operations and bridges. This approach was also determined to reduce congestion upon full opening best serve the existing traffic volumes by targetingserveby existingbest volumes traffic the Will fully open with new westbound I-290 the overhead bridges one expressway at a time to alleviate traffic impacts. MORGAN STREET BRIDGE • • • PEORIA STREET BRIDGE • campus • • • HALSTED STREET BRIDGE • • • • HARRISON STREET BRIDGES (Completed 2016) • • • TAYLOR STREETTAYLOR BRIDGE • • • NORTH-TO-WEST FLYOVER RAMPNORTH-TO-WEST FLYOVER • • • Other completed projects include: Ida B. Wells (Congress Parkway) viaduct bridge westbound (east of Des Plaines) and I-290 westbound bridge over I-90/94; I-290 westbound auxiliary lanes; Jackson Boulevard utility relocation; I-290 westbound 78” stormheading,sewer;tunnelbulkInterchange traffic monitoring, and three tree planting contracts. PAGE 2 PAGE PAGE 3 PAGE CLINTON STREET | CONGRESS PARKWAY PROJECTS COMPLETE TILDEN STREET JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET ADAMS STREET MADISON STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET PROJECTS REMAINING Blvd. Blvd. Bridge DES PLAINES STREET Jackson I-90/94 94 90 Northbound 94 94 94 90 90 90 17 I-90/94 Southbound Construction HALSTED STREET PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 290 FINISHING IN 2019 10 Bridge Adams St. GREEN STREET 290 PEORIA STREET UIC 8 SANGAMON STREET TAYLOR STREET TAYLOR Accomplishments MORGAN STREET ADAMS STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET MADISON STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET Water main relocation/ NORTHBOUND I-90/94 SOUTHBOUND I-90/94 JACKSON BOULEVARD BRIDGE ADAMS STREET BRIDGE LIGHTING AND ITS GREEN & LANDSCAPINGSPACE BRIDGE PAINTING FUTURE CONSTRUCTION • MAINLINE • MAINLINE • • • • • Sidewalks on both sides of the street One lane in the eastbound direction Two lanes Two in the westbound direction (outside lane will be a dedicated bus lane) Sidewalks on both sides of the street Two lanesTwo in each direction Drainage and roadway lighting modifications One lane with shoulders on each side New signage Improved lighting VAN BUREN STREET BRIDGE (Anticipated Completion: 2019) Fall • • • MONROE STREET BRIDGE (Anticipated Completion: 2019) Fall • • • NORTH-TO-EAST RAMP (Anticipated Completion: 2019) • • • Other Projects that will be completed in 2019 include: improvements and retaining wall along UIC student recreation facility 2019 CLINTON STREET TILDEN STREET JEFFERSON STREET JACKSON BLVD MONROE STREET ADAMS STREET MADISON STREET VAN BURENVAN STREET CONGRESS PARKWAY Monroe St. Bridge St. DES PLAINES STREET Ramp North-to-East 94 90 94 90 94 94 94 90 90 90 HALSTED STREET TAYLOR STREET TAYLOR Relocation Water Main 290 GREEN STREET 290 St. Bridge St. Van BurenVan PEORIA STREET UIC SANGAMON STREET Full pavement and barrier wall reconstruction along the median Repairs to existing retaining wall along

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