ELGIN O’HARE WESTERN ACCESS PROJECT Illinois Route 390 Project PROJECT OVERVIEW A segment of southbound Supreme Drive north of Thorndale Avenue is closed and a detour is posted. Traffic will remain in In 2016, the Illinois Route 390 Project is constructing Illinois this configuration into fall of 2016. Route 390 east to Illinois Route 83, including construction of bridges and frontage roads to accommodate local traffic. PROJECT SUMMARY Construction of the new eastbound frontage road is scheduled to be complete in summer of 2016. The new The first phase of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) roadway between Rohlwing Road and Illinois Route 83 is Project includes building the new Illinois Route 390 Tollway. scheduled to be complete by the end of 2017. The Illinois Route 390 Project scheduled to be complete by the end of 2017 is improving the existing portion of Illinois In addition, local interchange improvements, construction of Route 390, formerly known as the Elgin O'Hare Expressway, new frontage roads, local roadway improvements and from Lake Street (U.S. Route 20) to I-290 and extending noisewalls are under construction as part of the new Illinois Illinois Route 390 east to Illinois Route 83 along the current Route 390. Thorndale Avenue with bridges and frontage roads to Construction Update (9-29-16) accommodate local traffic. Traffic has been shifted onto a new frontage road system The new Illinois Route 390 from Lake Street (U.S. Route 20) along Thorndale Avenue between I-290 and York Road to to Illinois Route 83, including a new interchange at I-290, is allow for the construction of the new Illinois Route 390 estimated at $780 million. Local road closures In 2015, the Tollway completed rehabilitating and widening A portion of Park Boulevard in Itasca is closed through mid- the existing roadway from Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) October for roadway reconstruction and water main work as to Meacham Road/Medinah Road and provided needed part of the Illinois Route 390 Tollway Project. Detours are repairs and upgrades between Lake Street (U.S. Route 20) posted. and Irving Park Road. In addition, three new bridges were On Prospect Avenue in Itasca between Granville Avenue and constructed to carry Illinois Route 390 traffic over Salt Creek, Pierce Road, traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction. Mittel Boulevard and Lively Boulevard. Each of these bridges Traffic will remain in this configuration into fall of 2016. includes two separate structures for eastbound and westbound traffic with three lanes in each direction as part On southbound Wood Dale Road between Mark Street and of the construction of the new Illinois Route 390. Sivert Drive, traffic is reduced to one lane. Northbound traffic is reduced to one lane at the intersection of Wood Additional information about these projects is available on Dale Road and Sivert Drive and then returns to two lanes the “Projects by Roadway” section of the Tollway’s website. north of Thorndale Avenue. Traffic will remain in this The public can follow the progress of the work on the Illinois configuration through 2016. Route 390 Project via camera images offering bird’s-eye- On Illinois Route 83, traffic is reduced to two lanes in both views on the Illinois Tollway’s website directions between Mark Street and Foster Avenue. Traffic www.illinoistollway.com. Views of ongoing work are updated will remain in this configuration through the end of the year. every 15 minutes. Traffic between Mark Street and Industrial Drive is shifted Traffic Impacts into the southbound lanes to allow for the reconstruction of Whenever possible, the Illinois Tollway system uses traffic the northbound lanes. During this time, no left-turns will be shifts and shoulders to keep as many lanes open during peak allowed from northbound and southbound Illinois Route 83 hours as were available before construction. to Bryn Mawr Avenue. Detours are posted. Traffic will remain in this configuration into fall of 2016. Two lanes in each direction will be maintained during construction on both Illinois Route 390 and along Thorndale For more information, visit www.illinoistollway.com or call 1-800-TOLL-FYI Avenue, although shoulder and temporary off-peak closures villages, and police and fire departments. may be required during construction. Temporary lane restrictions and closures with detours will be needed on local BUILDING GREEN cross streets. The Illinois Tollway is committed to "Building Green" and TOLL COLLECTION minimizing the environmental impact of construction by reducing, recycling, and reusing materials. Reusing materials Illinois Route 390 will be the first all-electronic roadway to reduces the volume of material that otherwise would be open on the Illinois Tollway system. A recent survey sent to landfills. indicated that 90 percent of drivers currently traveling in project area have I-PASS. WORK ZONE SAFETY Toll collection will begin July 5, 2016, on the first segment of Construction zone speed limits are in effect in all the Illinois Route 390 Tollway from Lake Street (U.S. Route construction zones 24/7, and drivers should continue to 20) to I-290. The all-electronic tolling gantries on the watch for changing traffic patterns and use caution, western segment are located west of Meacham Road/ especially when workers are present. Visit the Illinois Medinah Road, west of Roselle Road and west of Gary Tollway’s Work Zone Safety page at Avenue. Installation of toll collection points east of I-290 will www.illinoistollway.com. be completed as part of construction of the new roadway, and toll collection is expected to begin on the eastern segment by the end of 2017. Altogether, all-electronic tolling gantries will be installed at six locations along Illinois Route 390 and on the Ketter Drive entrance ramp. Toll collection points located closer together will reduce the cost of shorter trips and ensure that the rate paid for shorter trips is as fair and equitable as the rate paid by the driver traveling the entire length of the roadway. Tolls for passenger vehicles range from 20 cents to 60 cents per transaction for I-PASS customers. The ramp toll at the Ketter Drive entrance to westbound Illinois Tollway will be 20 cents for I-PASS customers. Passenger vehicles traveling the full length of Illinois Route 390 will pay $1.90, similar to the I-PASS toll paid to travel on the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) south extension between I-55 and I-80. PURPOSE The Illinois Route 390 Project will improve travel efficiency, provide western access to O'Hare International Airport, enhance air, rail and trucking connections and reduce congestion. The new Illinois Route 390 and adjoining I‐290 Interchange is expected to reduce travel time by more than 7 minutes for the 11‐mile trip between the western side of O'Hare International Airport and U.S. Route 20/Lake Street – a savings of 25 percent. These improvements are part of the $3.4 billion Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project, which is included in the Illinois Tollway’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The Illinois Tollway is coordinating construction of the new Illinois Route 390 with DuPage and Cook Counties, the Illinois Department of Transportation, as well as local townships, Updated 9/29/16 .