Bill Text: IL HJR0023 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Supports the "I-55 Managed Lane Project" and IDOT's efforts to pursue the project as a P3.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie [HJR0023 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0023-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Interstate 55 (I-55) experiences serious
congestion daily for extended periods of time and is unable to
acclimate to current traffic demands due to limited roadway
capacity, roadway design constraints, high truck volumes, and
numerous interchanges; and
WHEREAS, Commuters have limited public transit options for
their commutes, which has consequently led to increased
congestion, long and unreliable travel times, reductions in
safety, and increased costs for delivery of goods and
services; and
WHEREAS, To improve automobile transportation along the
I-55 corridor from the I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) to
the I-90/I-94 (Dan Ryan Expressway), the Illinois Department
of Transportation (IDOT) initiated the "I-55 Managed Lane
Project" to study the advantages of adding managed lanes; and
WHEREAS, A managed lane is a type of highway lane that is
administered via a management scheme, such as lane use
restrictions or variable tolling, to improve traffic flow,
provide commuters with travel options, increase average
vehicle occupancy, and support transit ridership; and

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WHEREAS, The project assessed implementing two Express
Toll Lanes (ETLs) in each direction on the eastern section of
the corridor, between I-294 (Central Tri-State Tollway) and
the I-90/94; additionally, the section from I-355 to I-294
will have one ETL in each direction; and
WHEREAS, IDOT led this project in partnership with the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); furthermore, to reach a
broad range of stakeholders, the partnership sought input from
area residents, municipalities, counties, townships, agencies,
elected officials, and interested groups; and
WHEREAS, An environmental study has been completed to meet
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements; the
NEPA requires federal agencies to analyze the environmental
impacts of the proposed actions and requires the evaluation of
reasonable alternatives; and
WHEREAS, Phase II, the "Final Design and Contract Plan
Preparation," is funded in IDOT's Fiscal Year 2020-2025
Proposed Highway Improvement Program; however, IDOT does not
presently have funding for Phase III which is the construction
of the project; and
WHEREAS, IDOT is evaluating alternative project delivery
opportunities, such as a public-private partnership or P3, to

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involve industry and best leverage resources for this project;
using the P3 method, IDOT can deliver an I-55 project that is
the safest, most efficient, and most cost-effective; and
WHEREAS, Under the Public Private Partnership for
Transportation Act, IDOT must receive approval from the
General Assembly to pursue the project as a P3 and see the
project through to completion; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we support the "I-55 Managed
Lane Project" and IDOT's efforts to pursue the project as a P3.