Moving Forward Prepared for the Illinois Tollway CONSULTING ENGINEER’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT AECOM 312 938 0300 tel 303 East Wacker Drive 312 938 1109 fax Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60601 www.aecom.com November 18, 2014 Ms. Kristi Lafleur Executive Director Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 2700 Ogden Avenue Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Attention: Paul Kovacs, P.E., Chief Engineer Subject: 2013 Consulting Engineer’s Annual Report Dear Ms. Lafleur: AECOM, an independent consulting engineering firm, is pleased to submit its 2013 Annual Report of the Illinois Tollway System. This report summarizes our findings with respect to the maintenance and operation of the Illinois Tollway system during the 2013 calendar year. The Report provides an overview of the physical condition of the system, significant accomplishments of the Illinois Tollway’s Capital Programs during 2013, anticipated major undertakings planned for Year 10 (2014) of the Congestion- Relief Program, anticipated major undertakings planned for Year 3 (2014) of the Move Illinois Program and general insurance and Renewal and Replacement deposit information. Capital Program projects for 2013 and the Illinois Tollway’s continuing preventive maintenance program have contributed to the preservation of the system, as required by the Amended and Restated Trust Indenture effective March 31, 1999. Most notable was the completion of the reconstruction and widening of the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) from west of the Kishwaukee River to west of Elgin Plaza 9; rehabilitation and widening of the Elgin-O’Hare corridor from Roselle Road to Meacham Road; Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) & Illinois Route 47 Interchange reconstruction; systemwide intermittent pavement and bridge repairs as required; systemwide pavement marking as required; the ramp improvement program; systemwide bridge and structural wall repairs as required; and systemwide Intelligent Transportation Systems expansion. The Capital Programs will continue to address the pavement, bridges, overhead sign structures, and structural walls recommended for major rehabilitation, reconstruction or repair in the next six years. We appreciate the cooperation and assistance provided by the Illinois Tollway staff during the course of our annual services. Sincerely, AECOM Jeffrey P. Heilstedt, PE Vice President ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CONSULTING ENGINEER’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents 3 INTRODUCTION 9 ACRONYMS 10 Summary Report of Condition 11 GENERAL 11 Congestion-Relief Program – Open Roads for a Faster Future 12 Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future 13 ROADWAY PAVEMENT 15 Visual Inspection 15 Structural Evaluation 15 Pavement Surface Evaluation 15 Tri-State Tollway (I-294/I-80/I-94) 19 South Tri-State Tollway (Bishop Ford Freeway to 95th Street) 19 Central Tri-State Tollway (95th Street to Balmoral Avenue) 19 North Tri-State Tollway (Balmoral Avenue to Russell Road) 19 Edens Spur (I-94) 20 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AECOM Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) 20 Western Corridor (Rockton Road to Mill Road) 21 Central Corridor (Mill Road to Elgin Plaza 9) 21 Eastern Corridor (Elgin Plaza 9 to Des Plaines River) 21 Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) 21 Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) Extension 22 Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) 23 Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) South Extension 23 ROADWAY APPURTENANCES 24 Drainage Systems 24 SAFETY APPURTENANCES 25 Concrete Barriers, Guardrail/Terminals, Cable Median Barriers, and Impact Attenuators 25 Delineators and Reflectors 27 Raised Pavement Markers 27 Pavement Markings 27 Roadway Lighting System 27 ITS System 28 Right-of-Way Fence 28 Ground Mounted Traffic Signs 28 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS 29 Bridges and Large Culverts 29 Structural Walls 32 Overhead Sign Structures 35 FACILITIES 38 Maintenance Facilities and Miscellaneous Facilities 39 Toll Plazas 41 Telecommunication Buildings 43 Oases 43 INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) 43 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES 45 Systemwide Wetland and Endangered Species Mitigation Coordination and Permitting 45 North Chicago Mitigation Site 46 I-294/I-57 Interchange 46 Fox River Country Day School Forested Fen 46 Orland Grassland South 47 St. James Farm Stream Restoration 47 ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CONSULTING ENGINEER’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Pine Dunes Wetland Mitigation 47 Fuel Reduction Task Force Support 48 Bioswale Water Quality Improvement Demonstration Project 48 Green Interchange (I-90 at Illinois Route 47) 48 NPDES Inspection and Annual Reporting 48 SYSTEMWIDE FLOODING STUDY 49 RECOMMENDATIONS 50 Pavement 50 Bridges 50 Overhead Sign Structures 50 Structural Walls 51 Drainage System 51 Safety Appurtenances 51 Facilities 52 2013 Accomplishments 53 STUDIES AND DESIGN 53 Tri-State Tollway & Edens Spur (I-294/I-80/I-94) 53 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) 53 Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) 53 Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) 53 Elgin-O’Hare 54 Illinois Route 53 Extension/Illiana Study 54 Systemwide 54 CONSTRUCTION 54 Tri-State Tollway & Edens Spur (I-294/I-80/I-94) 54 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) 55 Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) 55 Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) 55 Elgin-O’Hare 55 Systemwide 56 I-PASS LANE DESCRIPTIONS 56 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS AECOM Capital Programs (2014) 57 MAJOR PLAN CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHTS IN 2014 57 Tri-State Tollway & Edens Spur (I-294/I-80/I-94) 57 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) 57 Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) 58 Elgin-O’Hare 58 Systemwide 58 Expansion of the Tollway System 59 Insurance 63 Renewal and Replacement Deposit 65 ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CONSULTING ENGINEER’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 7 Appendices APPENDIX A CAPITAL PROGRAMS PROJECTS: CONGESTION-RELIEF PROGRAM (2005 TO 2016)/ MOVE ILLINOIS PROGRAM (2012 TO 2026) 67 APPENDIX B 2013 PAVEMENT EVALUATIONS BY MAINTENANCE SECTION 75 APPENDIX C SYSTEMWIDE CRS SUMMARY 133 APPENDIX D TOLLWAY BRIDGE RATINGS 135 APPENDIX E 2013 TOLLWAY FACILITIES INSPECTION LIST 157 APPENDIX F 2013 REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS 159 APPENDIX G 2013 STUDIES AND DESIGN PROJECTS 169 APPENDIX H 2013 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 173 APPENDIX I TOLLWAY SYSTEM EXPANSION HISTORY 179 Exhibits EXHIBIT 1 CAPITAL PROGRAMS PROJECTS: CONGESTION-RELIEF (2005 TO 2016) MOVE ILLINOIS (2012 TO 2026) 183 EXHIBIT 2 PERCENT OF PAVEMENT WITHIN EACH CRS RANGE (SYSTEMWIDE) MEASURED CRS (1998 - 2013) 184 EXHIBIT 3 PERCENT OF PAVEMENT WITHIN EACH RSL RANGE (SYSTEMWIDE) PREDICTED FROM CRS (2000-2013) 185 EXHIBIT 4 HISTORICAL PERCENTAGE OF NETWORK WITHIN EACH RSL RANGE (SYSTEMWIDE) 186 EXHIBIT 5 2013 RSL CONDITION: REAGAN MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-88) 187 EXHIBIT 6 2013 RSL CONDITION: JANE ADDAMS MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-90) 188 EXHIBIT 7 2013 RSL CONDITION: TRI-STATE TOLLWAY AND EDENS SPUR (I-294/I-80/I-94) 189 EXHIBIT 8 2013 RSL CONDITION: VETERANS MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-355) 190 EXHIBIT 9 2013 CRS CONDITION: REAGAN MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-88) 191 EXHIBIT 10 2013 CRS CONDITION: JANE ADDAMS MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-90) 192 EXHIBIT 11 2013 CRS CONDITION: TRI-STATE TOLLWAY AND EDENS SPUR (I-294/I-80/I-94) 193 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS AECOM EXHIBIT 12 2013 CRS CONDITION: VETERANS MEMORIAL TOLLWAY (I-355) 194 EXHIBIT 13 MAINTENANCE AREA LOCATIONS 196 EXHIBIT 14 TOLLWAY 2013 CONSTRUCTION MAP 198 EXHIBIT 15 TOLLWAY 2014 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION MAP 200 EXHIBIT 16 TOTAL LANE MILES (MAINLINE & RAMPS) 1959 – 2013 202 EXHIBIT 17 ANTICIPATED TOTAL LANE MILES (MAINLINE & RAMPS) 2014 – 2026 203 ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CONSULTING ENGINEER’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 9 INTRODUCTION This report summarizes the findings and recommendations Inspections are performed annually throughout the entire of the Consulting Engineer, AECOM for calendar year 2013 Tollway System. The purpose of these inspections is to pursuant to requirements of the Amended and Restated Trust evaluate Tollway assets which include but are not limited to Indenture of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, effective pavement, bridges, overhead sign structures, structural walls, March 31, 1999 (Trust Indenture). The primary purpose of this drainage structures, slopes, ditches, safety appurtenances report is to summarize the inspections and the current and and facilities. Certain Tollway assets including bridges, programmed work which provide the necessary information structural walls, overhead sign structures, and facilities are for the completion of Sections 710 and 715 of the Trust inspected on multi-year cycles which are described in further Indenture. detail later in this report. Contents of this report include: Information is also presented on the Renewal and Replacement Deposit recommended by the Consulting O A summary of the 55th annual inspection of the Illinois Engineer as required by Section 710 of the Trust Indenture State Toll Highway Authority assets as defined below. and insurance policies kept by the Tollway as well as O A review of the Congestion-Relief Program – Open Roads replacement costs for various Tollway facilities in compliance for a Faster Future and Move Illinois – The Illinois Tollway with Section 715 of the Trust Indenture. Driving the Future construction projects accomplished during 2013 in text and graphic format. NOTE: References to the following may be referred to as Capital Program(s) within this report. O A review of the proposed Congestion-Relief Program and Move Illinois Program projects for 2014 in text and graphic O Congestion-Relief Program – Open Roads for a Faster format. Future (CRP) O Move Illinois – The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future (Move Illinois Program) 10 INTRODUCTION AECOM Acronyms This section contains frequently used acronyms as applicable