Progress is being made on the construction of a new roadway that will create western access to O’Hare airport.
The “I-490” tollway project is still two years from being finished.
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The airport gateway is also expected to boost economic development around it.
O’Hare is one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world. It’s a place where planes are taking off and landing, trains are carrying cargo from all over the continent and automobiles are traversing the region.
“When I talked about western access eight years ago, people were laughing,” 8th District Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said.
But, with construction crews working away, it’s becoming a reality.
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“We see a finish line in sight,” Tollway Executive Director Cassaundra Rouse said.
The roadway will connect Interstate 90 in Des Plaines to Interstate 294 in Bensenville. A portion of the road under construction runs alongside the western border of the airport, and crews are working on an entrance from the road directly into the airport.