2011 Illinois Department of Transportation Comprehensive Collection of Stakeholder Alternatives by Mode October 2009 January 2011 www.dot.il.gov www.eisenhowerexpressway.com
FILEY RD FILEY RD IHB RR 2 IHB RR 2 Heavy Rail Transit (HRT) 3 2 BSF RR Circuit Court of County BSF RR W W WESTER AVE Suggested Blue Line Extension Suggested Green Line Extension I- Study Area *ot to scale > Blue Line Extension to > Blue Line Extension to 1st Avenue via I- > Blue Line Extension to Mannheim Road via I- > Blue Line Extension to York Road via I- > Blue Line Extension to via I- > Blue Line Extension to Mall via I- > Blue Line Extension to Wolf Road > Blue Line Extension to 1st Avenue via > Blue Line Extension to Mannheim via > Blue Line Extension to York via > Blue Line Extension to via > Blue Line Extension to Mall via > Green Line Extension to OT SHOW: > Shift Blue Line to CSX Right-of-Way between Cicero and Des Plaines Avenues > Abandon CTA Right-of-Way west of Illinois (Ashland) > Pink Line Extension (location not specified)
FILEY RD FILEY RD IHB RR 2 IHB RR 2 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 3 2 Circuit Court of County BSF RR BSF RR W W WESTER AVE Suggested Bus Rapid Transit Alternatives I- Study Area *ot to scale BRT Options include termini at CTA Station, Cicero Avenue, Downtown > BRT to Mannheim Road via I- > BRT to via I- > BRT to Mall via I- > BRT to Mannheim Road via > BRT to I-3 via I- > BRT on Roosevelt Road to > BRT on Cermak Road to I-3 > BRT on 1st Avenue > BRT on Cicero Avenue > BRT on BRC (Mid City BRT) > BRT on IL 83 ( J-Line)
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Commuter Rail 3 2 Berkley Station Melrose Park Station Station Station Forest Station Circuit Court of County W W WESTER AVE Suggested ew Commuter Rail Suggested Metra Service Improvements Improve Existing Station Suggested ew Station Close Existing Station I- Study Area *ot to scale > Upgrade METRA UP-W, BSF and MD-W Lines > Downtown to (dedicated express) > Inner Circumferential Rail ( to ) > Combine Melrose Park and Metra stations at 25th Avenue
FILEY RD FILEY RD IHB RR 2 IHB RR 2 Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit (AGT/LRT) 3 2 BSF RR Circuit Court of County BSF RR W W WESTER AVE Suggested AGT/LRT Transit I- Study Area *ot to scale > Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit Downtown to > Automated Guideway Transit/Light Rail Transit to via CSX and C
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Local and Express Bus 3 2 Circuit Court of County W W WESTER AVE Suggested Local Bus Alternatives Suggested Express Bus Alternatives I- Study Area *ot to scale > Express Bus Ashland Avenue to Elmhurst via I-/I-2 > Express Bus Ashland Avenue to I-3 via I-/I- > Express Bus on Cicero Avenue > Express Bus on 5th Avenue Metra to Loyola > Local Bus on north-south arterials (suggested in combination with Blue Line extension)
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Expressway Improvements 3 2 Circuit Court of County W W WESTER AVE Suggested Interchange Improvements Suggested General Purpose Lane I- Study Area *ot to scale > I- General purpose lane addition Wolf Road to Cicero Avenue > I- Interchange improvements: Use single point urban interchange Signal improvements Reconfigure left hand ramps as right hand ramps Make all interchange ramps left hand exits Traffic Circles at 1st Avenue, Harlem Avenue, Austin Boulevard and Cicero Avenue
FILEY RD 2 Managed Lanes 3 2 Circuit Court of County W WESTER AVE Suggested Single Mode Alternative I- Study Area *ot to scale HIGH OCCUPACY VEHICLE LAES (HOV)* > HOV Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to Cicero > HOV Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to I- HIGH OCCUPACY TOLL LAES (HOT)* > HOT Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to Cicero > HOT Lanes on I-, I-2 and I- to I- *Various beginning, ending, and access points suggested.
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Arterial Improvements 3 2 Circuit Court of Circuit Court of County County W W WESTER AVE Suggested One Way Frontage Roads Suggested Ped & Bike Impovements Suggested Grade Separation Suggested Intersection Improvement Suggested Widen Bridges Suggested Arterial Improvements I- Study Area *ot to scale > One way frontage road along I- between Mannheim Road and Cicero Avenue > Arterial improvements on Roosevelt Road > Pedestrian and bicycle improvements at I- interchanges > UP-W grade separation at Mannheim Road and 1st Avenue > Expand I- bridges at Harlem Avenue, Avenue, East Avenue, Austin Boulevard and Cicero Avenue > Improve access to CTA station from Des Plaines Avenue
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Traffic Management (TSM/TDM/ITS/ATM) 3 2 Circuit Court of County W W WESTER AVE Suggested ITS Improvement Smart Corridors TSM Strategies I- Study Area *ot to scale > Smart Corridors TSM strategies: - Cooridor Study > Access management strategies and ITS at I- interchanges
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 on Motorized 3 2 Circuit Court of County W W WESTER AVE Improve Conditions for Pedestrian Suggested Grade Separation Maintain crossing Suggested ew Underpass ew on-motorized Crossing ew Multi-use Path or Bike Lanes I- Study Area *ot to scale > Improve pedestrian and bicycle access to transit at MD-W and UP-W Metra stations > Suggested new multi-use paths and bicycle lanes in study area > Improve existing pedestrian and bicycle lanes in the study area > UP-W grade separation at Mannheim Road and 1st Avenue > ew I- pedestrian crossing at and unspecified locations along I- between Mannheim Road and Cicero Avenue > Extend east to connect to city routes (no specific route suggested) > ew multi-use trail along I-
FILEY RD FILEY RD 2 2 Other 3 P 2 P Intermodal P Facility Circuit Court of County P P P W W WESTER AVE P Suggested Park and Ride Facilities Suggested Eliminated Interchanges Suggested Access Ramp Suggested Intermodal Facility I- Study Area *ot to scale > Expand park and ride capacity at CTA Blue Line and > I- direct access ramps to park and ride facility > Eliminate Harlem Avenue and Austin Boulevard I- interchanges