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Bernard Menard, chief engineering officer, presented seven items: three construction contract awards for systemwide pavement, bridge and facility repairs; two change orders/extra work orders tied to the Central Tri‑State Corridor reconstruction and schedule recovery; and two professional‑service supplements for construction management and intelligent transportation system design.

Menard described item 1 as a construction contract award for pavement and structural rehabilitation on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I‑90) between East Riverside Boulevard and Garden Prairie Road. The low bid was reported as $11,085,224.83 and award was recommended to F. H. Passion, S. N. Nielsen and Associates; the presenter said the bidder committed to exceed disadvantaged‑business‑enterprise and veteran goals.

Item 2 covered pavement and structural rehabilitation on I‑90 between Garden Prairie Road and Randall Road; staff reported the low bid at $11,671,000 and recommended award to Plodey Construction, which staff said used bid credits and committed to meet DBE and veteran goals. Item 3 was a facility improvement contract for multiple properties in Downers Grove; staff reported five bids and recommended award to George Sallet Construction Company at $9,087,495.

Menard then described four Central Tri‑State Corridor items. He said the corridor reconstruction has more than half of ongoing work complete, with additional lanes opened on 11 of 22 miles and active work on the I‑290/I‑88 interchange (described in presentation as a roughly $700,000,000 project). Item 5 was a change order/extra work order for $8,650,000 on contract I204533 to \"Jude Law Contracting\" to recover schedule and to coordinate construction adjacent to the Union Pacific intermodal yard in Northlake; Menard said the work includes construction of four bridges over active freight and commuter lines and requires railroad approval of methods. Item 6 was a professional‑services supplement not to exceed $3,000,000 to HR Green Inc. for extended construction management and inspection under contract I194478. Item 7 was a supplement not to exceed $1,800,000 to Lakeside Engineers LLC to absorb unfinished ITS design work after another consultant ceased operations, so the construction contract can be advertised this summer.

Committee members asked about causes of schedule impacts, procurement competition and commodity pricing risk. Menard and other staff said some delays stemmed from third‑party approvals, a canceled contract award and constrained work zones near transmission lines, rail yards and existing roadways. Staff said DBE and veteran participation commitments are expected to be met across the supplemental work and change orders.

The committee voted to (1) consolidate engineering items 1–7 for committee consideration, and (2) approve placement of those items on the April full board agenda with the committee's recommendation. Both motions were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The committee also approved minutes from the March 20, 2025 meeting earlier in the session.

The consolidated package includes multiple construction awards, a major change order to maintain project schedules and two supplements to retain or replace professional services; staff said they will report back on schedule and coordination with rail and other third parties as the corridor work progresses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Illinois Tollway Engineering, Planning & Development Oversight Committee Meeting\tApr 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Development Oversight Committee voted to consolidate seven engineering agenda items and recommended placing them on the full board agenda; items include three construction contract awards, change orders for the Central Tri‑State Corridor and two professional‑service supplements.","taxTitle","Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State, T, Boards and Commissions, Executive, Illinois","taxId",38145,"location","Illinois","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252020,"Move Illinois study: 29457 interchange linked to about $500 million in development and roughly 6,000 jobs",876,74000,950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3191513-0eadda8838642e89326a7144e245354d&start=74&end=950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3191513-0eadda8838642e89326a7144e245354d/thumbnail_74000.jpg","/articles/6252020/Illinois/Move-Illinois-study-29457-interchange-linked-to-about-500-million-in-development-and-roughly-6000-jobs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252020-342cdfcd083801925c03999aa660e36e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164505&Signature=i9d8wn3hhgQjdSoPoxlBoYh0ERRuWQ92GGa-ITKKylZ0cG7~sYfWdOfpSmd3Z4aLxK-C6prUOMEiHjeqlv9XAwbRfZi~8xRh9f9EHHCFkuc64IyX2TNzu1LXog0XRyxVwmMGxXEu9Oto7wmSUSqHgw6D8I~tnLXtDhMnitF2AMKCjqxNvr6WzTiuqhGq3iRsVnOxEgnfZ3~2ZqJOenUmXEHfDjaml06o98XeIOi4pEDARj8YUNCCn6MXb1HUaUWcTcT92jqyTGDVn-bfGoP4pHBk0VHHFv8BMJpp-5JlG-eOQZG96q~I9Czssr26IITqaj6MPbxv-odDQmVjEXhTIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Development Oversight Committee of the Toll Highway Authority, Illinois State heard on April 17, 2025 that a study of the 29457 interchange—part of the agency's Move Illinois program—correlated the project with substantial regional development and job growth.

Cassandra Sweeney, executive director, introduced the report and said, \"this morning, we are so pleased to bring to the board, at this meeting a report on just the economic impacts that our Move Illinois program has provided to the region.\" Committee staff said the study was carried out by consultant SB Friedman to quantify the economic effects of a $719,000,000 investment in the interchange.

The committee was told the interchange was completed in two phases: initial phase work finished in 2014 with local road improvements on 147th Street, and a final phase completed in 2022 that opened new ramps and expanded regional access. Staff said that, when compared with a surrounding South Triad assessment area in Cook County, the 29457 study area captured a disproportionate share of recent development.

The consultant's findings, as presented to the committee, included: approximately 3,750,000 square feet of development since 2020 valued at more than $500,000,000; roughly 590,000 square feet currently under construction or proposed; about 2,500,000 square feet attributable to logistics and distribution facilities; and an increase in employment estimated at more than 6,000 jobs. The presenters also said assessed values in the study area rose faster than inflation and the South Triad overall since 2017 and that the nonresidential share of assessed value increased, which \"reduces the tax burden on residential homeowners in the area,\" according to staff comments.

The presenter explained the methodology: SB Friedman compared preconstruction conditions to 2024 outcomes and used the South Triad assessment area to avoid attributing wider regional growth to the interchange alone. Staff noted economic benefits can lag infrastructure investments and the consultant observed that it can take up to 10 years to fully realize those effects.

Committee members stressed communicating the study's results to stakeholders and system users. One committee member said the findings should be summarized for legislators, local elected officials, chambers of commerce and the tollway's users so the public can see the benefits beyond construction activity. Sweeney and staff said a detailed economic impact report would be posted on the tollway website and shared with local communities, and that the authority plans to analyze additional Move Illinois corridors and eventually aggregate systemwide impacts.

The report cited specific local changes—reduced travel times, increased market reach for businesses and more traffic carried on interstates rather than local roads—but staff stressed the study compared the study area with nearby areas to control for broader regional trends. The presenters said they will identify the next corridor for similar study and return to the committee with additional findings.

The committee discussion that followed raised the typical lag between capital investment and development, the role of truck traffic in corridor commerce, and the need for short, user-facing materials summarizing the technical report.","At an April 17, 2025 Planning and Development Oversight Committee meeting, staff reported that the Move Illinois-funded 29457 interchange—a two‑phase project completed in 2014 and 2022—coincided with millions of square feet of new industrial and logistics development, higher assessed values and reduced travel times in the Chicago Southland.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee consolidates and recommends seven engineering items, including multiple contract awards and a $8.65 million change order

Move Illinois study: 29457 interchange linked to about $500 million in development and roughly 6,000 jobs