COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Gonzalez Companies was chosen by the Illinois Tollway for professional services bulletin item 16-1 Construction Management Upon Request. The contract was part of the Move Illinois program committed to rebuilding and widening the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) as a 21st century, state -of-the-art corridor. Gonzalez Companies’ first task order was to provide construction management services for the construction of the Pedestrian Overpass Bridge and Bridge Access Buildings over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway at Barrington Road.
Work included structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical, communications, utility, maintenance of traffic, drainage, landscaping and erosion control. Construction of the Bridge and Bridge Access Buildings was part of an Intergovernmental agreement between Pace Suburban Bus Service and the Illinois Tollway. The facility serves as the main hub for the corridor’s park and ride system. Utilizing managed lanes throughout the corridor provides commuters a viable public transportation option ensuring similar commute times to personal vehicular traffic.
The Bridge and Access Buildings both include clear anodized aluminum and glass curtain wall systems, smooth metal panels, HVAC equipment to provide climate control, interior and exterior lighting, and life safety systems. Each building includes a vestibule, stairwell, janitor’s closet, mechanical and electrical rooms. In addition each building contains a machine room less traction elevator to minimize the space needed while providing handicap accessibility for the bridge and each building.
