Finley Road to IL Route 83 - Rebuild and Widen
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The Illinois Tollway is rebuilding and widening the 5-mile section of the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) between Finley Road and IL Route 83 to reduce congestion for Tollway customers. The project is one of several underway throughout a 23-mile corridor from Oak Brook to North Aurora . This work is part of the Tollway's Congestion-Relief Program to reduce travel times.
Pre-stage work for the project to rebuild & widen I-88 to four lanes between Finley Road and IL Route 83 began in December 2007 and construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2009. The project includes rebuilding and widening from three lanes to four in each direction.
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Update – Latest Construction Info
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Between Finley Road and the Meyers Road Toll Plaza, the two Local Lanes are now shifted to the right onto new pavement and work has begun to complete reconstruction of the inside lanes. Traffic entering eastbound I-88 from Highland Avenue now has access to the Open Road Tolling lanes at the Meyers Road Toll Plaza. A traffic shift is scheduled overnight on Saturday, October 3, to complete the same traffic shift from the Meyers Road Toll Plaza to IL Route 83.
Eastbound traffic is shifted into a counterflow work zone configuration with one Express Lane crossing over to the westbound side of the road and two Local Lanes on the eastbound side of the road, providing three lanes of traffic in both directions during peak periods. Traffic using the Express Lane does not have access to exit at I-355 North, Highland Avenue, or Midwest Road, and does not have access to the cash lanes at the Meyers Road Toll Plaza. The next available exit from the Express Lane is the Tri-State Tollway (I-294). Only cars with I-PASS are permitted to use the Express Lane. Traffic in the Local Lanes has access to all exits. Westbound traffic is using the three right lanes to accommodate the Express Lane. A traffic shift is scheduled in early fall to move the eastbound Local Lanes onto new pavement on the right and to begin reconstructing the inside lanes.
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Minimizing Impact to Reduce Delays
Three lanes of Tollway traffic will remain available in both directions during daytime hours throughout this project through the use of reduced lane widths and shifted lanes.
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Work Zone Safety
Remember to drive safely in work zones and abide by the 45 m.p.h. speed limit;
see the Tollway’s Work Zone Safety page for more information.
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Schedule
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- December 2007 - Preparatory off-system work began.
- Spring 2008 – Westbound mainline rebuild and widen work completed.
- 2009 - Eastbound mainline rebuild and widen work with project completion by the end of 2009.
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Purpose – Pertinent Details on Why and How
Rebuilding and widening this section of road will provide congestion relief and reduce travel times. When the project is complete by the end of 2009, drivers on the corridor between I-290 and IL Route 59 will have four lanes available in each direction.
The sections to the west, from Finley Road to IL Route 59, are complete and providing four new lanes in each direction. Rebuild and Widen projects to the east, from York Road to IL Route 83, and to the west, from the Aurora Toll Plaza to Orchard Road , began in 2007.
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