Chicago Construction News staff writer
Construction has begun on a $99.1 million project to rebuild Touhy Avenue and Mount Prospect Road, a key corridor carrying more than 32,000 vehicles daily through Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Township and Chicago.
The project will include a new bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad and the planned I-490 Tollway, realignment of Old Higgins Road and Mount Prospect Road, a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists, upgraded lighting, and modern drainage systems…