After eight years of traffic congestion, cone zones, lane and ramp closures and more, nearly all of the work on one of Chicago’s most anticipated highway construction projects in one of the city’s busiest bottlenecks is nearly complete.
, the 35-project undertaking was initially slated to cost $535 million. However, eight years and a total of $793 million later, the project is nearly complete.
According to officials, all four lanes on the interchange are now open. New changes include two northbound Kennedy entrance ramps from Adams to Jackson Streets, as well as wider ramps from eastbound I-290 onto the Kennedy and Dan Ryan Expressway. Only two construction projects are still outstanding. Overall, officials say the improvements are expected to bring an approximately 50% reduction in motorist delays.
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