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Introducing: The completed Jane Byrne Interchange
Crash_It:
Very surprised this hasn't been discussed yet on this forum from what I can see. Last Saturday afternoon, I drove on the freshly completed Jane Byrne Interchange to test it's performance during a rush period. How did it do? Results in video below
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8IaETF-38
JoePCool14:
I mentioned the completion on the Illinois notes thread recently. Anyway, thanks for uploading this. It was actually pretty useful to get a look at the final product. It's still crazy that this project took almost a decade to complete.
Just some feedback, I found the random visual retro camera effects a bit distracting in your video. Otherwise, this was a good look.
ET21:
Drove through it last night, was quite impressed. I like the mini "express" lane section from Roosevelt/Taylor to Ohio St
SSR_317:
Thanks for the video! I look forward to smoother travel in this area the next time I visit Chicago. It did seem to take forever to complete, but appears to have been worth the time, money, and effort it took to make these congested urban freeways run smoother. And I'm sorry, but I'll NEVER use the incorrect Chicagoland term "Expressway" for Interstate Freeways (though Chicago is by no means alone in that particular abomination)!
BTW, do out-of-towners now get confused when Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly Congress Parkway) intersects Wells Street just beyond the east end of I-290?
kphoger:
--- Quote from: SSR_317 on December 23, 2022, 01:33:28 PM ---BTW, do out-of-towners now get confused when Ida B. Wells Drive (formerly Congress Parkway) intersects Wells Street just beyond the east end of I-380?
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I haven't driven in Chicago for years, but that certainly confused me when I was looking at Google Maps several weeks ago.
Also, I-380 is in Iowa. ;-)
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