Interchange Ramp Completion

Interchange Ramp Completion

The Interchange Ramp Completion contract involves four primary ramps of the Jane Byrne Interchange. These include:

1. 1. West-to-South Ramp (Opened December 15, 2020)
  2. West-to-North Ramp (Opened September 23, 2020)
  3. South-to-East Ramp (Opened December 15, 2020)
  4. Taylor Bypass & Taylor Street Exit Ramp (Opened December 15, 2020)

Construction for each of these ramps began 2019. The following is a description of the features of each ramp project:

West-to-South Ramp features include:

Full pavement and bridge reconstruction
New 1,900’ long flyover structure with improved geometry
New retaining walls
Existing left-side merge with east-to-south ramp will be eliminated and improved with a longer merge distance

West-to-North features include:

Full pavement and bridge reconstruction
New retaining walls
Ramp will enter northbound I-90/94 in a separate location than the east-to-north ramp, eliminating a conflict point and easing congestion
The proposed merge will be longer and safer
The exit from the westbound lanes will be from a separate lane, and not mixed with traffic exiting to the west-to-south movement

South-to-East Ramp features include:

Full pavement and bridge reconstruction
New retaining walls
The proposed exit will start further to the north, resulting in less conflict from the southbound lanes

See the gallery for construction photos.

Taylor Bypass & Taylor Street Exit Ramp features include:

Full pavement and bridge reconstruction
New retaining walls
Reconfigured southbound I-90/94 exit location north of Van Buren Street, resulting in less decision points and conflict from the southbound lanes
New dedicated exit to Taylor Street from eastbound I-290
Elimination of the existing high volume east-to-south ramp routing below the Taylor Street exit ramp causing sight distance concerns

See the gallery for construction photos.