Fox River Bridge project on Addams Tollway begins

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- Work on the Fox River Bridge Project on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway begins in Elgin this week. The project commences with the closure of the bicycle and pedestrian bridge under the Fox River Bridge and equipment mobilization to begin preparing for the bridge's removal and reconstruction.

This week equipment including cranes, excavators and earth movers will be moved to the construction site under the Fox River Bridge west of Duncan Avenue. Delays are expected on Duncan Avenue during that time.

Work is also scheduled to begin to relocate overhead electrical lines along Duncan Avenue, resulting in the temporary closure of the north-south portion of the Fox River Trail under I-90 until utility work is complete. Utility relocation is weather dependent and should be completed by early July.

Late this week off-peak lane closures in both directions will be schedule to remove rumble strips. A traffic shift is scheduled for the week of July 7.

The Fox River Bridge was constructed in the 1950s as part of the original Tollway system. The Illinois Tollway is currently rebuilding and widening as part of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2016.