The I-290 Drainage Improvement Project Industry Forum is being held to assess industry interest and garner input in the project with the potential advancement of referenced project utilizing a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) delivery method.

Forum to be held on December 9, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Northern Illinois University in Naperville, IL.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) in connection with the proposed Interstate 290 (I-290) Drainage Improvement Project (the Project). The I-290 Drainage Improvement Project is one of several projects to be completed as part of the larger I-290 corridor-wide improvements. The scope of the Project includes drainage improvements extending from the Des Plaines River (west terminus) to approximately east of Austin Boulevard (east terminus) along the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290).

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Bureau of Innovation Project Delivery herby informs industry via this Notice of Intent (NOI) for the I-290 Drainage Improvement Project.

The I-290 Drainage Improvement Project consists of a parallel trunk sewer and vault from the Des Plaines River to Austin Street as an initial sub-project of the future corridor wide I-290 Eisenhower Expressway Project to increase capacity and reduce congestion along a 13-mile section of I-290.