Proposed Improvement of Interstate 80/94 Interstate 294 to U.S. Route 41 (Calumet Avenue) Cook County, Illinois Lake County, Indiana T.H.E. Conference – University of Illinois February 24, 2004 Regional Map Project Dates • July 1995 – Project Initiated • May 1999 – Funding Announced through Illinois FIRST • September 2001 – Begin Phase II Design • November 2001 – Public Hearing • June 2003 – Design Approval • August 2003 – First of Over 25 Contract Awards Project Location Traffic Volumes Current: 130,000 - 159,000 Vehicles per Day Projected 2020: 164,000 - 192,000 Vehicles per Day 27 % Multi-Unit Trucks Needs Identified • Improve Highway Safety • Improve Mobility • Improve the Configuration and Condition of the Roadway Project Overview EB I-80 to NB I-94 I-80/I-94 Junction WB I-80/94 Split WB I-80 Under Capacity Torrence Ave Interchange BERNICE ROAD 176th PLACE Proposed Features • Proposed Improvement Plan – Complete Reconstruction – Four Continuous Through Traffic Lanes in Each Direction – Auxiliary Lanes for Entrance and Exit Maneuvers – Drainage System – Elimination of 2 Pump Stations – Noise Abatement Walls – Roadway Lighting Origin-Destination Study – 354267 % of westboundeastboundtraffic is through traffictraffic traffic exitingfrom Torrencecontinuing at Torrence Avenue east- Avenuecontinueswest along comes west Interstate onfrom Interstate Interstate 80 80 94 I-80/I-94/IL 394 Interchange Flyover to I-94 4 Through Lanes To Torrence Ave Flyover to IL 394 I-80/94 Reconfiguration I-80 I-94 / IL 394 4 Through Lanes I-94 IL 394 To Torrence Ave C-D Road Torrence Ave Interchange 3 Travel Lanes in Each Direction Environmental Stewardship • Illinois Department of Natural Resources • Illinois Nature Preserve Commission • Forest Preserve District of Cook County • US and Illinois EPA • Army Corps of Engineers • US Fish and Wildlife • Illinois Historic Preservation Agency • University of Illinois – Archeological Dept Environmental Resources Exceptional Natural Communities Wetlands Floodplain Volbrecht Woods Orchid Locations Natural Area Natural Areas & Preserves Volbrecht Woods Zander’’’ s Natural Woods Area Nature Prairie Remnants Archeological Site Avoidance/Minimization • Alignment Studies • Interchange Configurations • Retaining Walls • Special Commitments – Low Weight Vehicles – Drainage Restrictions – Preconstruction Training – Off-Limit Areas Associated Impacts • Wetlands: 3.86 Acres • Tree Removal: 3,593 Total – (2,122 @ Interchange, 1,471 Elsewhere) • Floodplain: Thorn Creek & Little Calumet River • Business Relocations: 10 • Business Impacts: 11 Parking and Building Modifications • Residential: None Noise Abatement • Both Sides of I-80/94 from west of Torrence to U.S. Route 41 • West Side of I-94 north of 170th Street Land Acquisition • Approximately 23.3 Acres of Right-of- Way Required • Approximately 4.7 Acres of Temporary Construction Easements Required • Approximately 3.1 Acres of Give Back to Cook County Forest Preserve District Puzzle Master I-94 EB Bridge Abutment I-94 EB Temporary Widening I-94 EB Temporary Widening IL/IN Stateline Looking West Railroad Ave Looking West Welcome to Illinois Gateway Welcome to Indiana Gateway Website Project Management Website Project Management Website Project Management Maintenance of Traffic 2004 • Same Number of Lanes on I-80 and I-94 • Indiana – I-80/94 from Calumet Ave. to Cline Ave. (3 Lanes in each direction) 2005 • I-80 - 3 Lanes each Direction • I-94 Reduced to 2 Lanes each direction • I-94 EB Reduced to 1 Lane at I-80 Merge • IL 394 Reduced to 1 Lane each direction • Indiana – I-80/94 from Cline Ave. to Grant St. (3 Lanes in each direction) Maintenance of Traffic 2006 • I-80 – 3 Lanes each Direction • I-94 – Reduced to 2 Lanes each Direction 2007 & 2008 • Indiana Construction of I-80/94 at I-65 Interchange 2002 Construction I-80/94 Resurfacing 2003 Construction I-94 EB Grading 2003 Construction I-94 EB Grading I-80/94 & I-94 Temporary Widening 2 - Lighting Procurement Contracts 2004 Construction 170th Street 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving Ramp J Flyover Bridge 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls Thornton-Lansing Road 3 – Beam Fabrication Contracts 2004 Construction 170th Street Wentworth Avenue I-94 EB Paving Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls Thornton-Lansing Road 3 – Beam Fabrication Contracts Highway Lighting Installation 2004-05 Winter Construction Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls Thornton-Lansing Road Highway Lighting Installation 2005 Construction Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls 2005 Construction Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract 2005 Construction Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-94/IL 394 NB Lanes and Ramp G Flyover Bridge 2005 Construction Ramp J Flyover Bridge IL 83 - Torrence Avenue SPUDI Local Roads and Retaining Walls I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-94/IL 394 NB Lanes and Ramp G Flyover Bridge Highway Lighting Installation 2005-06 Winter Construction Ramp G Flyover Bridge Highway Lighting Installation 2006 Construction Ramp G Flyover Bridge I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract 2006 Construction Ramp G Flyover Bridge I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-94/IL 394 SB Lanes 2006 Construction Ramp G Flyover Bridge I-80 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-80/94 Mainline Contract I-94/IL 394 SB Lanes Highway Lighting Installation 2007 Construction Projectwide Landscaping Contract Unique Items on Project • 3 Levels of Interchange under Construction at the same time with 3 different Contractors • Interchange located within a Forest Preserve • Environmental Training Sessions held prior to Construction for Prime Contractor & Sub- Contractors on every Contract • Using standards from ISTHA, INDOT & IDOT • Removal of 2 Pump Stations • $155 Million in Construction Work by June 2004 By the Numbers 2006 Construction Completion • 1 Multi-Use Recreation Path at Railroad Avenue • 2 Interchanges Reconstructed • 3 Interstates and 1 State Route • 10.5 Kilometers (6.5 Miles) of Roadway will have been Reconstructed • 23 Bridges including 2 - _ Mile Flyovers • 42 Retaining Walls including a 10 meter (33 foot) Counterfort Retaining Wall • 122 High Mast Light Towers By the Numbers 2006 Construction Completion • 3,600 Meters (12,000 Feet) of Sidewalk • 29,500 Meters (97,000 Feet) Fiber Optic Wire • 62,000 Metric Tons (68,300 Tons) Bituminous Asphalt Pavement • 179,000 Meters (587,000 Feet) Roadway Pavement Marking • 2 Million Cubic Meters (70 Million Cubic Feet) Embankment • 10 Million Kilograms (22 Million Pounds) Rebar • 16 Million Kilograms (35 Million Pounds) Structural Steel .