Interstate 490 | ||||
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O'Hare West Bypass Western O'Hare Beltway |
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: |
I-294 in Franklin Park |
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IL 19 in Bensenville IL 390 in Bensenville IL 72 in Elk Grove Village |
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North end: |
I-90 in Des Plaines |
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Location | ||||
Counties: | DuPage, Cook | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 490 (I-490), also known as O'Hare West Bypass and Western O'Hare Beltway, is a proposed electronic toll highway and a beltway near Chicago that would run along the west side of O'Hare International Airport. The tollway would connect Interstate 294 (I-294, the Tri-State Tollway) to a western access point to the airport. From there, it would continue northward to an extension of the Illinois Route 390 and I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway). Building the highway would affect the villages of Elk Grove Village, Wood Dale, Itasca and Bensenville.
In December 2009, IDOT finalized the routing of the western bypass. Intermediate interchanges are planned at County Line Road/Franklin Avenue, IL 19, IL 390 and IL 72.
On August 25, 2011, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISHTA) approved a $12 billion capital plan, doubling toll rates to fund it. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the Interstate 490 designation in November 20, 2014, contingent on Federal Highway Administration approval.