I-294 Grand Avenue to Wolf Road/I-490 Ramps S1 & S2

This $153 million contract calls for the reconstruction and widening of I-294, also known as the Tri-State Tollway, from Grand Avenue to Wolf Road. The project is part of the client’s $4 billion plan to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve travel reliability along this heavily trafficked highway.

To carry out this challenging contract, our subsidiary, Judlau Contracting, Inc., is self-performing demolition and reconstruction of four existing bridges on the Tri-State Tollway and the construction of two new bridges, Ramps S1 and S2 of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Tollway (I-490). Judlau is also responsible for constructing five mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls and three cast-in-place retaining walls. Other required activities include paving mainline roadway, relocating utilities, installing signage, and performing drainage improvements, erosion control measures, and landscaping, in addition to Intelligent Transportation Systems infrastructure.