Illinois Tollway - Wed January 05, 2022
Innovative Gantry System in Place for Mile Long Bridge
As part of the construction of a new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294), the Illinois Tollway will begin using an innovative gantry system to move and install bridge beams behind barrier wall in the work zone, without disrupting traffic....
Illinois Tollway - Wed December 08, 2021
Illinois Tollway Board Awards $109M in November for Construction Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Nov. 18 approved three construction contracts totaling nearly $108.8 million at its November board meeting. So far, nearly $709 million in contracts has been approved by the Tollway board in 2021, as part of the tenth year of the Tollway's 15-year, $14 billion Move Illinois capital program....
Illinois Tollway - Wed October 27, 2021
Illinois Tollway Approves $332.2M for Construction, Professional Contracts
The Illinois Tollway board of directors on Oct. 21 approved three construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $332.2 million, including contracts supporting construction of the new I-490 Tollway and reconstruction of the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294)....
Illinois Tollway - Tue September 28, 2021
Illinois Tollway Board Awards $103M for Construction, Engineering Contracts
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved 11 construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling more than $103.3 million at its September board meeting, including construction of a new maintenance facility to serve the eastern end of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90)....
Central Tri-State Tollway - Tue August 17, 2021
Beam Delivery Begins for Central Tri-State Tollway Bridge
Transport and delivery of bridge beams are under way for the Illinois Tollway's new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294). Delivery of new concrete and steel beams for the $500 million Mile Long Bridge Project is anticipated to continue through early 2022....
Illinois Tollway - Tue May 25, 2021
Illinois Tollway Awards $64.5M for Nine Construction Contracts Last Month
At its April board meeting, the Illinois Tollway board of directors approved nine construction contracts totaling nearly $64.5 million, including contracts that will deliver the Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange Project and complete the Tollway's goal to plant 58,000 trees as part of the Move Illinois Program....
Illinois Tollway - Tue March 30, 2021
Illinois Tollway Awards $24.1M in Contracts in March
The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved seven construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling nearly $24.1 million at its March board meeting on March 25, including contracts that support new and growing construction businesses....
Illinois Tollway - Tue February 16, 2021
Illinois Tollway Releases 2021 Estimated Materials List
The Illinois Tollway is approaching the 10th year of its 15-year, $14 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. This capital program will improve mobility, relieve congestion, reduce pollution, create as many as 120,000 jobs and link economies throughout the region....
Wed June 10, 2020
Illinois Board OKs O'Hare Access to I-490
CHICAGO (AP) The Illinois Tollway board has approved agreements with two major railroads that help clear the way for a western highway access into O'Hare International Airport that tollway officials have long argued is crucial to the airport's expansion....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 29, 2020
$4B Illinois Tollway Reconstruction Under Way
The Illinois Tollway's $4 billion reconstruction of the 22-mi.-long Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street will provide congestion relief and reconstruct aging bridges and other infrastructure to meet current and future traffic demands, while also addressing regional transportation needs in the western Chicago area....
