Construction Projects
| Project | Budget |
|---|---|
| Tri-State Tollway | $2,293,800,000 |
| Jane Addams Memorial Tollway | $772,700,000 |
| Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway | $1,077,800,000 |
| Veterans Memorial Tollway | $823,500,000 |
| Open road tolling | $729,300,000 |
| System wide improvements/interchanges | $688,900,000 |
| Total | $6,386,000,000 |
| Includes $115 million of reimbursed expenses | |
The congestion relief program involves separate construction projects scheduled each year beginning with 2005. In addition to the I-355 extension project begun in 2005, these projects continue. To speed traffic flow, the 20 main toll plazas were rebuilt to allow vehicles with transponders to drive straight at normal speeds, while new plazas were built to the side for vehicles without transponders. Each year, selected portions of the road received additional lanes and wider lanes and rebuild and restore most of the system. An interchange between I-57 and the Tri-State Tollway is also planned near Harvey, Illinois. Construction improvements slated for 2010 in the budget include resurfacing and rehabbing the Edens Expressway Spur, resurfacing on I-355 from I-88 to Army Trail Road and resurfacing the I-90-Kennedy Expressway from the Tri-State to the Elgin Toll Plaza.
The program also included rebuilding the Cherry Valley interchange between I-90 and I-39 on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. The new $89 million interchange was completed on November 13, 2009. The multi-year congestion relief program is expected to cost $6.1 billion, down from an original estimate of $6.3 billion.
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