Tag: Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

Roadbuilding

$33.4M Ill. Route 23 project gets under way in Marengo

The Illinois Tollway is starting construction on the $33.4 million Illinois Route 23 Interchange Project on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) in Marengo. The project will create a new, full-access interchange with local road improvements, including construction of roundabouts, the plans say. The Illinois Route 23 Interchange will be the first interstate connection […]

March 21, 2019

Roadbuilding

National honors for Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) project

The Illinois Tollway received national accolades for its Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project during the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. The American Council of Engineering Companies presented Tollway Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom with the 2018 National Recognition Award on April 17. The four-year project involved more than […]

April 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards eight contracts valued at $41.3 million

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved two construction contracts and six professional engineering service contracts valued at $41.3 million. The approvals were made during the group’s August meeting. “The contracts approved by the Tollway today not only invest our funds to ensure well-maintained, reliable roadways for our customers, but they also are serving […]

August 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves five contracts valued at $8.3 million in July

The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved two construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts at its July meeting with a value of more than $8.3 million. The construction contracts are to certified small businesses, and all five contracts bring the yearly total for construction and professional service contracts to $272 million. “The Illinois […]

July 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway to open new DDI at Elmhurst Road on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The Illinois Tollway plans to shift traffic on Elmhurst Road crossing over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) to a new diverging diamond interchange (DDI) configuration this week. After the morning rush hour on June 16, the Tollway says lane closures and traffic stops will be scheduled to direct traffic crossing I-90 on the […]

June 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards 11 contracts valued at $53.7 million

At its May meeting the Illinois Tollway’s board of directors approved five construction contracts and six professional engineering service contracts valued at $53.7 million. “The contracts approved today will allow us to make good on our commitment to deliver Move Illinois projects on schedule and within budget and keep our system in a state of good repair,” […]

June 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway to give away seeds, seedlings on Arbor Day

The Illinois Tollway is planning to give away 7,500 wildflower seed packets and 7,500 tree seedlings on Arbor Day, April 28, at its headquarters and oases locations on the Tollway system. The Tollway says the giveaway is part of efforts to “enhance aesthetics and expand tree canopy coverage,” as well as continuing its pollinator program […]

April 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Hispanic American construction association awards Illinois Tollway’s Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) has presented the Illinois Tollway with a Project of the Year Award for the $2.5 billion Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. The award was presented during the association’s 38th annual awards banquet in Chicago. This is the second HACIA Project of the Year […]

March 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway seeks bids for 16 contracts valued at $55 million

The Illinois Tollway is seeking bids for design and construction management services for 16 contracts estimated at a value of $55 million. The advertised contracts, which are part of the sixth year of the Move Illinois program, include: ♦  Five design contracts for the new Interstate 490 Tollway ♦  One design contract for the Illinois […]

March 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway begins work on Route 23 Bridge on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The Illinois Tollway has begun work to remove and rebuild the Illinois Route 23 Bridge on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) in Marengo, Illinois, with construction slated to be complete by the end of this year. The bridge and Route 23 will stay open to traffic, which sees up to 3,100 vehicles a […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $22 million in construction contracts in January

The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved three construction contracts valued at $22.2 million during its January meeting. These contracts, the Tollway reports, mark the beginning of the sixth year of the Move Illinois Program, which as had more than $4.5 billion invested in that time. “With nearly $1 billion committed for capital spending […]

January 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves 3 construction contracts valued at $11.7 million

The Illinois Tollway recently approved three construction contracts valued at $11.7 million at its December meeting, bringing the 2016 total for construction and engineering services to $340 million. The Tollway reports roughly $4.5 billion has been invested since the 15-year, $12 billion Move Illinois program began in 2012. “While we still have room to improve, we’re […]

December 28, 2016