Illiana Expressway: A 1990 Study Suggests Illiana Won't Cure Borman Congestion

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

A 1990 Study Suggests Illiana Won't Cure Borman Congestion

The Post-Tribune reports that a 1990 study commissioned by Sen. Richard Lugar found that building the Illiana Toll Road would not solve Borman Expressway congestion problems because most of the I80-I94 traffic was local.

A study conducted in the early 1990s concluded that an Illiana-like expressway wouldn't single-handedly solve congestion problems on the Borman Expressway.
The Interstate 94 Congestion Relief Study considered several options including construction of an east-west suburban expressway, removing the tolls from the Skyway and Indiana Toll Road, and expanding the Borman to either eight or 10 lanes. In 1991, the Borman contained six lanes.

Labels: Illiana, Illiana Expressway, Illiana Legislation, Illiana Toll Road, Interstate, Public Private Toll Roads, Transportation

Greatest Hits | Illiana Expressway News:

New Anti Illiana Expressway Coalition Forms

Illiana Expressway Toll Road Study Area Map

Gov. Mitch Daniels Drops
Plans to Extend The Illiana East Of I-65.

I-80/I-94 Part Of Mexico-Canada Superhighway

Illiana Makes Fed's 'Corridors' List"