Lane Closures Scheduled In Elk Grove Village For I-90 Construction

Submitted by the Illinois Tollway.

Elk Grove Village, IL - Lane closures are scheduled on Busse Road in Elk Grove Village beginning the week of Jan. 17 as work continues to rebuild the bridges carrying the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) over this local road.

On Busse Road in Elk Grove Village, overnight lane closures are scheduled to begin on Monday, Jan. 18, for beam removal. One lane in both directions is scheduled to close at 6 p.m., with full roadway closures, each lasting 15 minutes, scheduled between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m., ahead of the morning rush hour.

This work is part of the I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project and is scheduled to be complete in 2016.

Electronic message signs will be put in place in advance to alert drivers to the scheduled lane closures. The closures are necessary to accommodate the construction of new lanes in each direction on the I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. All local roads will remain open to traffic throughout construction.

Similar closures will be scheduled nightly through Thursday, Jan. 21, and continuing if needed on Sunday, Jan. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 28, for beam removal and installation. One lane in both directions will close at 6 p.m., with full roadway closures, each lasting 15 minutes, scheduled between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., with all lanes reopening by 5 a.m.

The lane closures are being coordinated with Elk Grove Village and the Illinois Department of Transportation, along with local police and fire departments.

Current construction on I-90 between Elgin and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) is part of the $2.5 billion I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project. The eastern segment of I-90 is being rebuilt and a new lane added to provide four lanes in each direction between Randall Road and I-294.

The project also requires reconstruction of I-90 bridges over local roads between Illinois Route 53 and I-294. Mainline bridges with local road impacts include: Golf Road, Arlington Heights Road, Busse Road, Oakton Street, Mount Prospect Road, Wolf Road, Touhy Avenue, Mannheim Road and Higgins Road (Illinois Route 72) in Rosemont.

Construction information about the I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project is available in the “Projects by Roadway” section in the Construction/Planning section on the Tollway’s website at www.illinoistollway.com.

Work Zone Safety

A 40 mph work zone speed limit is in effect on Busse Road. Construction zone speed limits are in effect in all construction zones 24/7 and drivers should continue to watch for changing traffic patterns and use caution, especially when workers are present.

Illinois State Police have zero tolerance for drivers speeding in work zones. The minimum penalty for speeding in a work zone is $375. Posted signs advise drivers of a $10,000 fine and a 14-year jail sentence for hitting a roadway worker.

I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project

The $2.5 billion Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project will deliver a 21st century, state-of-the-art corridor linking Rockford to O’Hare International Airport. The I-90 corridor from downtown Chicago to Rockford serves nearly one million travelers per day. The project encompasses 62 miles and features six reconstructed and expanded lanes from Randall Road to I-39 near Rockford completed in 2014 and reconstruction and expansion to eight lanes from the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) to Randall Road in Elgin to be completed in 2016. The new I-90 will also feature significant improvements to seven interchanges and bus on shoulder service along the eastern segment in partnership with Pace. In addition, the new I-90 includes flexible infrastructure to enable the Tollway to add new “smart” features and future transit expansion for the first time in the agency’s history.

The I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project is funded by the Illinois Tollway’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The I-90 bridges were constructed as part of the original Tollway system in the 1950s.

Illinois Tollway Keeps Drivers Informed

The Tollway offers the following ways for drivers to get the latest travel information before they get on the road:

• illinoistollway.com – Construction/Planning section, Tollway Trip Calculator, live roadway images and real-time roadway incident information
• 1-800-TOLL-FYI – Daily lane closure and travel information
• travelmidwest.com – Real-time travel times
• twitter.com – Real-time roadway incident information at Tollway Trip 90, Tollway Trip 88, Tollway Trip 355 and Tollway Trip 94/294