Interstate 490 (Illinois)

Interstate 490 marker

Interstate 490
O'Hare West Bypass
Western O'Hare Beltway
Route information
Maintained by IDOT
Major junctions
South end: I-294 in Franklin Park
  IL 19 in Bensenville
IL 390 in Bensenville
IL 72 in Elk Grove Village
North end: I-90 in Des Plaines
Location
Counties: DuPage, Cook
Highway system
Illinois State Highway System
← I-474IL 1 →

Interstate 490 (I-490), also known as O'Hare West Bypass and Western O'Hare Beltway, is a proposed electronic toll highway and a beltway near Chicago that would run along the west side of O'Hare International Airport.[1] The tollway would connect Interstate 294 (I-294, the Tri-State Tollway) to a western access point to the airport. From there, it would continue northward to an extension of the Illinois Route 390 and I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway). Building the highway would affect the villages of Elk Grove Village, Wood Dale, Itasca and Bensenville.[2]

In December 2009, IDOT finalized the routing of the western bypass.[3] Intermediate interchanges are planned at County Line Road/Franklin Avenue, IL 19, IL 390 and IL 72.[4]

On August 25, 2011, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISHTA) approved a $12 billion capital plan, doubling toll rates to fund it.[5] The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the Interstate 490 designation in November 2014, contingent on Federal Highway Administration approval.[4]

Construction will begin in 2017 and will be completed in 2023.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Meincke, Paul (July 14, 2011). "O'Hare bypass likely to increase Illinois tolls". Chicago: WLS-TV. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ Illinois Department of Transportation. Roadway Improvements 203D (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ Pyke, Marni (December 19, 2009). "IDOT passes on Bensenville for western bypass around O'Hare". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Greg (November 20, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Charlotte, NC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
  5. ↑ Rozek, Dan (August 28, 2011). "Tollway OKs 87 percent toll increase". The Courier-News. Retrieved August 28, 2011.

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