I-88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) serves DuPage and Kane County, linking the region with western Illinois. The initial RTP proposal is to provide an additional lane in each direction on the Ronald Reagan Memorial from I-290 to Orchard Road in central Kane County. Since most of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway will require reconstruction in the coming decades, capacity additions can be efficiently implemented during reconstruction projects. The road also serves external travel to DeKalb and western Illinois. This external travel also includes additional freight traffic destined for a major new intermodal terminal at Rochelle. Access improvements include expanded interchanges at IL 47 and a new interchange at Eola Road.
Project information
Cost: Total cost is estimated at $20 million (2009 $).
Connectivity: This project improves travel on I-88 and the connections of this facility to other transportation facilities, but does not create any new connections.
Safety and Security: The proposal enhances safety by providing additional capacity thereby reducing the potential for vehicle-vehicle or vehicle – truck conflicts. The proposal will enhance security by adding capacity to facilitate travel for evacuation and response to incidents.
Consistency with subregional plans: this project is concurred upon within the Kane County’s 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan and 2030 Land Resource Management Plan.
Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations: The Tollway is including bicycle accommodation evaluation in the Tollway’s development of improvements along I-88.
Project Status
This project has a 2040 completion time frame. At this juncture there is no scheduled planning or engineering activities.
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