Tollway work due to end for Route 83 to York stretch

Construction work on Interstate 88 between York Road and Route 83 is expected to wrap up this week, tollway officials announced Monday.

Four new lanes of pavement will be open in both directions.

The $178 million project from York Road to Route 83 will provide congestion relief at the busy crossroads where two interstates -- the I-88 Reagan Memorial Tollway and the I-294 Tri-State Tollway -- meet and connect to the Eisenhower Expressway, officials said.

Several construction projects are nearing completion along a 23-mile stretch of I-88 from Oak Brook to North Aurora. The 2009 work involves three separate rebuilding and widening projects, with all roadway work scheduled for completion by the end of the year. The project from Finley Road to Route 83 is scheduled for completion in December, and the work between the Aurora Toll Plaza and Orchard Road is scheduled for completion this month, with the Fox River Bridge work ending in December, officials said.