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Updates on the Tri-State
The Central Tri-State is being reconstructed from Balmoral Avenue to 95th Street to provide congestion relief, reconstruct old infrastructure to meet current and future transportation demand and address regional needs. The $4 billion project is scheduled form 2018 through 2-26. This 22 mile corridor serves more than 300,000 vehicle daily.
24/7 construction hotline: 630-246-2930
Please click here to view the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) reconstruction project, concept plan and proposed project timeline.
Click here to view the live webcam for the Tollway project.
Brooks Edwin Tonn Memorial Pedestrian Bridge
In coordination with the Village of Hinsdale, the Village of Western Springs and the Western Springs Park District, the Illinois Tollway has built a new pedestrian bridge over the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294), to maintain a convenient connection between Hinsdale and Western Springs for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The pedestrian bridge was relocated from its current location near Ogden Avenue to a new site adjacent to 47th Street selected by the Villages of Hinsdale and Western Springs.
The new bridge was built prior to the old bridge’s removal to allow for full pedestrian access throughout construction.
- 12/13/22 - News Release Regarding Pedestrian Bridge Opening
- News Release Regarding Construction to Start the week of September 7, 2021
- 10/29/21 - Lane Closures Scheduled on 47th St. Over I-294 for work on Pedestrian Bridge Beginning this Week
Tollway Activities Updates
Click here to view daily construction updates as they become available.
Click here to view a letter with updated communication project team's contact information.
Click here to view the 3/8/23 update letter to residents.
Click here to view the 2/10/23 letter regarding temporary overnight lane closures.
Click here to view the 1/24/23 letter to residents regarding the relocation of the pedestrian bridge over the Central Tri-State Tollway (294)
Click here to view the updated Central Tri-State work hours.
Click Here to read the 1/11/21 letter from the Illinois Tollway regarding the temporary removal of small segments of noisewall along Mills Street between the Ogden Avenue Interchange to Peirce Park. Replacement of the noisewalls is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
Click here to view the 2/6/2020 Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Bridge Resident Update Letter
9/3/2019 Press Release - Construction scheduled to begin on Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railway bridge project on Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
BNSF Updates
Please click here to view the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway Bridge Project, project map and phases.
Click Here to Learn More About the BNSF Railway Bridge Update
Link to the Tollway BNSF project page: https://www.illinoistollway.com/projects/tri-state/bnsf-bridge