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Welcome to the I-270 Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge Project
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The
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) plans to construct a new bridge
over the Chain of Rocks Canal. The project includes levee construction, bridge
construction, bridge demolition, pavement removal, Interstate highway
construction on a new alignment and partial interchange reconstruction at IL
Route 3. Also there will be drainage improvements, construction of sign
structures, box culvert construction, and new highway lighting. It should also
be noted that this contract has an executed “Project Labor Agreement”. The project is located at the crossing of Interstate 270 over the Chain of
Rocks Canal and over the Chain of Rocks Levee, near Granite City. This $104
million project was on the June 17, 2011 letting and construction is scheduled
to begin October 31, 2011 and estimated to be complete by late fall 2014. In
addition, the new bridge is to be opened to traffic by December 1, 2013.
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The Chain of Rocks Canal serves as the navigable channel for all Mississippi
River barge traffic passing through St. Louis, and I-270 is one of the major St.
Louis commuter links between Illinois and Missouri, with an ADT of 54,700 in
2007. The existing twin truss bridges also carry I-270 over the Chain of Rocks
Levee which parallels the canal and is owned and operated by the US Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE).
This site will be updated periodically as the project progresses. The
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) wishes to thank you for your
support and patience. |
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5-14-2012 UPDATE:
The Illinois Department of Transportation recently received the 408
construction permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The Contractor has mobilized equipment and material. In addition,
the Contractor has been working on constructing the west abutment
soil embankment, drove metal shell piling at the west abutment,
constructing a 2.5’ x 3.0’ box culvert extension for the proposed
Waterworks Road, began constructing the pier 2 cofferdam, and placed
the eastbound temporary pavement. The contract is 8% complete. |
Construction Progress
Contract Information
Letting Date: June 17, 2011
Award Date: July 19, 2011
Execution Date: August 1, 2011
Start Date: October 31, 2011
DBE Subcontractors goal: 25%
Project Cost Construction= $104 million
Prime Design Consultant HDR Engineering, Inc., Chicago, IL
Prime Contractor Walsh Construction Company, Chicago, IL
Phase III Consultant Crawford, Murphy & Tilley, Springfield, IL
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