1. 1 HACIA NETWORKING EVENT Jose Rios, P.E.
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Highways – Region One
HACIA NETWORKING EVENT
November 14, 2013
McHenry
Lake 1
Kane
DuPage
Jose Rios, P.E.
Engineer of Program Development
Cook
Will

2. Engineering Funding Levels
Dollars (Million)

3. Engineering New Starts
Dollars (million)

4. The District’s anticipated FY 2014 Engineering Program is $150 million
Engineering Opportunities
The District’s anticipated
FY 2014 Engineering
Program is $150 million
This includes both ongoing and new engineering
And the new starts are…

5. Phase II Engineering US 12 Rand Road at IL 59 I-290 Over Salt Creek
Main Street south of Elburn
Various Traffic Signal Design
Various Plan Preparation
Various SCAT Design
Various Structures Plan Preparation

6. Phase I Engineering
Various Project Studies
5 Contracts

7. Major Ongoing Studies Circle Interchange Illiana Corridor
Interstate Route 55 to Interstate Route 65
Interstate Route 290 (Eisenhower Expressway)
Mannheim Road to Austin Avenue
Interstate 55 Managed Lane
I-355 to I-90/94

8. Circle Interchange

9. Total Project Cost = $420 million over 4 years
Circle Interchange
Total Project Cost = $420 million over 4 years
Individual contracts in FY 2014 and FY 2015 include…
60X West Harrison St. & Halsted St. Bridge
(Watermain Procurement) Awarded 10/11/2013
60W25 Morgan St. over I-290 Awarded 8/22/2013
60W26 Harrison St. over I-90/94(W) and Halsted St.
60W29 Peoria St. over I-290
60W36 Tunnel Bulkheading and Watermain –Award 9/10/2013
60W71 Harrison Street over I-90/94 (E)
60W28 NW Flyover
60W30 Taylor St over I-90/94
60W31 Congress Parkway/I-290 Bridges /Mainline I
60W33 I-90/94 Mainline & Adams, Jackson/Van Buren
60W32 Congress Parkway/I-290 Bridges /Mainline II
Additional contracts also being developed.  

10. Halsted Street (looking south)
Circle Interchange
Halsted Street (looking south)

11. Peoria Street (looking south)
Circle Interchange
Peoria Street (looking south)

12. Illiana Corridor B3 Corridor selected as preferred corridor
47-mile access – controlled expressway

13. Transportation Need Lack of high-classification east west routes
in study area
National truck freight increasing through study area
Key intermodal logistics area – inland port
Heavy strain on local road network
Will, Kankakee, and Lake County (IN) population
expected to grow by 850,000+ by 2040

14. Illiana Corridor Benefits
Economic Opportunity
$1.4 billion in construction related short-term opportunities,
$4 billion in long-term opportunities
CMAP estimates the project would increase the Gross Regional Product (GRP) by $425 million
Provide a continuous high speed freight corridor between
Illinois and Indiana
$5 billion in travel time saving over 75 years
Improve access to the proposed South Suburban Airport and to
Gary-Chicago Regional Airport
Improve accessibility to one of the largest intermodal freight
areas in America

15. Illiana Corridor Benefits
Job creation
Over 9,000 short-term jobs and 28,000 long-term jobs
Freight and manufacturing are driving the Chicago region’s
employment
Safety
Serve as a bypass for trucks around the metropolitan area highways
Reduce the strain of truck traffic on local roads
Reduce vehicle miles of travel by 26 million miles annually
Will shift long distance traffic off local roads
Efficiency
Public Private Partnership (P3) will reduce the cost and
expedite implementation

16. Illiana Corridor Project Milestones
November 8, 2013: IDOT released Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for potential P3 concessionaire teams
December 4, 2013: IDOT/INDOT will host DBE and Industry Outreach Event
December 19, 2013: Deadline to respond to RFQ
Spring 2014: Publish Final EIS and receive Record of Decision (ROD) from the FHWA
Spring 2014: IDOT to release Request for Proposals (RFP)
Fall 2014: Award contract and begin negotiations
Fall : Project construction

17. DBE and Industry Outreach Event
December 4, 2013
Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center
411 South Larkin Avenue, Joliet, IL
Learn more about Illiana Corridor project and current P3 schedule
Learn about the IDOT DBE program and workforce training programs
Network with potential project proposers

18. Interstate Route 290 Project Schedule
IDOT partnering with CTA – Blue Line Vision Study
Four Alternatives Carried Forward
Additional Lane – Mannheim to Austin
Improved Interchanges
Potential Managed lanes and/or Tolling
CTA Blue Line Extension to Mannheim (Bus or Rail)
Supporting Bus Service
Study completion – Late 2014

19. Interstate Route 290
Harlem Ave

20. Original construction
Interstate Route 290
The Interstate 290 corridor was originally constructed and opened to traffic in the 1950’s and was the first new multi-modal transportation corridor in the US.
Interstate 290 has exceeded its life expectancy and is in need of
reconstruction.
Bridges and roadway over 50-years old
Capacity issues resulting in substantial congestion and delays
Interstate 290 is a major transportation link between Chicago and
the western suburbs and also serves other transportation markets.
Resurfacing 2010
Original construction
(still in place)
Peak Traffic Hours
Morning (AM)
6 am to 10 am
Evening (PM)
4 pm to 7 pm
17 hours of congestion each weekday
LOS based on IDOT April 2009 Loop Counts

21. Interstate Route 290
Austin Ave

22. Interstate 55 Managed Lanes

23. Interstate 55 Managed Lanes
Controls traffic movement
• Number of vehicle occupants
• Limit entry and exit points
• Fixed or variable tolling
Improves traffic flow through
• Increased vehicle occupancies
• Support of transit ridership
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)
Lanes dedicated to HOV
Bus access
Vehicle occupancy criteria
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lane
Separate tolled lane
HOV’s Ride for Free
Single occupancy vehicles (SOV)
pay toll
Express Toll Lane (ETL)
Separate tolled lane for all
passenger vehicles and buses
Fixed or Variable Pricing
HOVs may pay reduced tolls

24. Interstate 55 Managed Lanes
Public Meeting held November 1, 2012
Develop a summary of the transportation problems that
will be addressed
Prepare Purpose & Need
Incorporate Technical Analyses Findings
Develop alternatives and evaluate the effectiveness
of each alternative
Select preferred alternative(s), quantify potential impacts,
and develop mitigation strategies
Document findings of environmental studies

25. Interstate 55 Managed Lanes
Public Meeting held November 1, 2012
Document findings of environmental studies
Completion of study currently estimated by 2015

26. Mentor Protégé Program
PTB
Number of
Items for
District One
Mentoring Projects
160 6 2
161 18 4
162 8
163 20 7
164 10 3
165 13
166 1
167
168
169 22 5

27. Thank you