Steady flows of traffic travel in both directions on I-290

I-290 Eisenhower Expressway Improvements

Led by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the I-290 rebuild is a multi-phased effort to improve mobility, safety, and multi-modal connections for people who live, work, and travel along the I-290 corridor.

These efforts include:

13.5 miles of travel lane improvements, including reconstruction, widening, and maintenance necessary for future work

Replacement or rehabilitation of 35 bridges

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Replacement of 2 pedestrian bridges and adjacent on-street bicycle/pedestrian improvements

Drainage system improvements to reduce flooding on the roadway and in adjacent communities

Reconstruction or rehabilitation of 9 interchanges

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Local road and street improvements to be coordinated with communities

Drainage Improvements

Aerial view of I-290 over Des Plaines River with adjacent parking lot and pump station

IDOT is working to address current and future drainage and flooding issues. The major advance project will install a supplemental trunk sewer from the new Pump Station No. 4 at Des Plaines River to Central Avenue. Together, these improvements will also enable future I-290 improvements.

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Bridge Improvements

  • Racine Avenue

  • Loomis Street

  • Ashland Avenue

  • Paulina Street

  • Ogden Avenue

  • Leavitt Street

  • Western Avenue

  • Sacramento Boulevard

  • Central Park Avenue

  • Independence Boulevard

  • Pulaski Road

  • Keeler Avenue

IDOT’s programmed projects include 23 bridges and 1 interchange along the corridor. The bridges include 13 bridge rehabilitations and 10 bridge replacements.

These projects are at the following locations, provided in order from east to west:

  • Kostner Avenue

  • Laramie Avenue

  • Ridgeland Avenue

  • Circle Avenue

  • CSX Railroad/Blue Line

  • Des Plaines River

  • Des Plaines Avenue

  • 1st Avenue (interchange) & 5th Avenue (bridge)

  • 9th Avenue

  • 17th Avenue

  • Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad