CHICAGO, LAKE SHORE DRIVE

Chicago's most important recent construction project has been the reconstruction and relocation of Lake Shore Drive between Huron and Monroe Streets. The major portion of this project began in May 1984, and was scheduled for completion in late 1986. The project consists of the complete reconstruction of Lake Shore Drive between Huron and Monroe Streets, including the elimination of the dangerous S-curve just south of the Chicago River. The reconstruction will also eliminate four intersections with signals, which will be replaced with a complicated ramping system, including a two-level bridge and roadway over the Chicago River north to Grand Avenue. This paper discusses this project under the following headings: planned development and policy issues; TSM measures; plan implementation and management; construction and contracting issues; public information; and effectiveness and lessons learned.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr212/212-016.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board Special Report 212, Transportation Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, Proceedings of the National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, Chicago, Illinois, September 28 - October 1, 1986. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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• Authors:
  • LaPlante, John N
• Conference:
  • National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction, 1986, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
  • Date: 1986-9-28 to 1986-10-1
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 104-106
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOR MAJOR HIGHWAY RECONSTRUCTION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 212
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Conferences; Contracts; Development; Information dissemination; Land use planning; Measures of effectiveness; Policy; Programming (Planning); Project management; Public relations; Reconstruction; Transportation system management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Planned development
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471953
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM