iDOT CONTRACT 60W29 (JANE BYRNE INTERCHANGE)

PEORIA STREET BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVER CTA BLUE LINE

IDOT Contract 60W29

Tecma was the prime consultant on this $29.2 million project

  • Project consisted of:
    • Replacement, widening and lengthening of Peoria Street Bridge over I-290 and CTA Blue line utilizing precast deck panels with ultra-high performance concrete, and latex overlay for FHWA accelerated bridge construction.
    • Retaining wall construction
    • Installation of siphon and related drainage work
    • CTA Station rehabilitation including adding elevator to station.
  • Project Challenges
    • Extensive coordination with CTA, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago Department of Water Management, and FHWA
    • Extremely poor soil conditions that included squeezing soils and many cobbled layers exuding water.
    • Extensive staging coordination with adjacent contracts which included roadway and track closure coordination