IL Route 19 Irving Park Rd At York

IL Route 19 (Irving Park Rd) At York Road Grade Separation (GS-16) Project

Project Location - Bensenville N

Project Scope �New Two-Span Railroad Bridge �Retaining Walls �Culvert Work �Intersection Reconstruction/Widening �Drainage �Lighting �Traffic Signal Modernization �Landscaping

Letting Schedule �Advance embankment contract let in June 2011 – awarded Nov 2012 �Estimated to begin Late Spring 2013 �Bridge contract let January 18, 2013 �Estimated to begin Late Spring 2013 �Completion date August 29, 2014 �Intersection Improvement contract targeted to be let summer 2013

MOT �Temporary traffic signals/poles �Temporary pavement along north and south side of IL 19 �Build bridge abutments and pier �Temporary night time road closures along IL 19 during CPR bridge girder erection

MOT �Posting of 12’-6” vertical clearance under CPR bridge once beams are placed �Implement truck detour �Remove abandoned CPR grade crossing in stages �Lower IL 19 profile �Speed limit reduced to 25 mph during construction for safety

Truck Detour �Required when underclearance < 14’-9” �Goes into effect about 12 months into Construction �Early Spring 2014

Truck Detour �Fully implemented when first beam is erected �Removed once at grade crossing is removed and profile is lowered �EB Truck Detour �Estimated 4 months �WB Truck Detour � 1 additional month �Profile to be lowered in stages

Truck Detour Around O’Hare TT Irving Park Road Higg ins R Mannheim Rd York Rd Touhy Ave d N

Short Term Truck Detour �Necessary during the intersection improvement contract �Needed in two sub stages � 1 week duration each �Limited turning movement due to work area �WB IL 19 to NB York Road �NB York Road to EB IL 19 �Will be needed late summer/early fall 2015

Work Beyond Bridge Construction �Reconstruct/widen intersection �Drainage �Modernize traffic signals �Intersection lighting

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