Lane Closures Began This Week on Arlington Heights Road

The following press release was submitted by the Illinois Tollway

Long-term lane closures on Arlington Heights Road began this past week as work continues to rebuild the bridge carrying the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) over the local road.

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

Weather permitting, during the week of May 18, the left lane in both directions on Arlington Heights Road under I-90 will be closed through July for bridge reconstruction. Electronic message signs will be put in place in advance to alert drivers to the closures.

Arlington Heights Road will remain open to traffic throughout construction. The reconstruction of the bridge is necessary to accommodate the additional lanes in each direction on the I-90 Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

The local roadway closure was coordinated with the city of Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village and the Illinois Department of Transportation, along with local police and fire departments.

In 2015, the Illinois Tollway is beginning roadway rebuilding and widening on the second phase of the $2.5 billion I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project between the Elgin Toll Plaza and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294). The eastern segment of I-90 will be rebuilt and a new lane added to provide four lanes in each direction between Randall Road and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).

The I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project includes 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. Impacts to local roads will include shoulder closures, as well as traffic shifts and short-term lane reductions.

In addition, work in 2015 includes completion of noisewall and retaining wall construction, utility relocations and drainage improvements. The first phase of the I-90 Rebuilding and Widening Project between I-39 in Rockford and the Elgin Toll Plaza was completed in 2014. Construction on the 25-mile segment of I-90 from the Elgin Toll Plaza to I-294 is scheduled for completion in 2016.

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.