The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Aviation Administration have approved construction of a $3.6-billion Illinois tollway intended to improve access from Chicago suburbs to O'Hare International Airport. The tollway, part of a 15-year, $12-billion capital program named Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future, will replace the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, a corridor that doesn't connect local roads to O'Hare Airport.Plans call for construction of an all electronic tollway that will bypass O'Hare on its western border and connect to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) and the Tri-State Highway (I-294), a pair of existing corridors. The Elgin-O'Hare Expressway will be
The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Aviation Administration have approved construction of a $3.6-billion Illinois tollway intended to improve access from Chicago suburbs to O'Hare International Airport. The tollway, part of a 15-year, $12-billion capital program named Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future, will replace the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, a corridor that doesn't connect local roads to O'Hare Airport.Plans call for construction of an all electronic tollway that will bypass O'Hare on its western border and connect to the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) and the Tri-State Highway (I-294), a pair of existing corridors. The Elgin-O'Hare Expressway will be
Architectural billings accelerated to their strongest pace in nearly three years in October, with all U.S. regions logging positive growth for the first time since the start of the Great Recession, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architectural Billing Index (ABI). AIA reported an October score of 52.8, up from 51.6 in September. Any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings.With a score of 52.8, the South led all regions, followed by the Northeast (52.6), West (51.8), and Midwest (50.8). Both the Midwest and Northeast were in negative territory the previous month, with scores of 49.5 and
Because refineries are among the most hazardous sites that builders encounter, ConocoPhillips' safety and project management team for the Wood River Refinery Stormwater Upgrades coordinated daily and employed such safety-related measures as using hydro-vacuum excavation to locate utilities and using excavators rather than cranes to place large precast sections.
Contextualism was key to executing a new classroom building and addition for the University of Michigan's law school, whose facilities, like others on the Ann Arbor campus, are rooted in Collegiate Gothic architecture. Photo Courtesy of Fred Golden An atrium on the main floor of a new commons at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor pours sunlight over a seating area providing views of historic structures. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Designers took their cues from the 80-year-old Hutchins Hall, a masonry-clad structure anchored by ornate
As a result of ongoing fundraising efforts and resulting revisions to the project, team members negotiated a steep learning curve while developing a new campus for the Westminster Christian Academy.
An addition to a concourse at Indiana's South Bend Regional Airport takes flight with a steel-framed, barrel-vaulted structure intended to mimic the forms of an aircraft wing.
Settlers Trail Wind Farm was constructed during extremely cold winter weather, with crews fighting freezing rain, snow and temperatures as low as -20˚F. Photo Courtesy of Jim Finch With both the weather and schedule churning, safety was paramount during construction of Settlers Trail Wind Farm in Watseka, Ill. Photo Courtesy of Jim Finch In all, the project logged 151,574 working hours while achieving OSHA and lost-time rates of zero. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Building a wind farm is inherently dangerous due to, well, the wind. Despite the cold
This exhibit hall, an addition to the existing St. Louis Science Center, shines a spotlight on specialized lighting, air-quality and acoustical systems, as well as other features critical for contemporary exhibit space.
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