RangeLineRoadI-44DDI

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Construction: Summer 2012 through end of 2013

Replace I-44 Bridges over Range Line Road

Build straight, directional ramps in a diamond configuration on I-44

Cloverleaf ramps will be taken out, eliminating conflict for traffic speeding up to enter I-44 and slowing down to exit I-44 at same point.
Acceleration lanes onto I-44 will be lengthened to allow traffic entering I-44 more time to merge.

Convert Range Line Road to 'Diverging Diamond Interchange'

Traffic on Range Line Road will be shifted to left-hand side of the road at new traffic signals on either side of I-44.
Range Line Road traffic turning left onto I-44 will have a "free left," without having to turn in front of oncoming traffic
Range Line Road traffic traveling straight will return to the right-hand side of the road at traffic signal on the other side of I-44.
Signs, pavement markings, concrete islands will guide Range Line Road drivers through Diverging Diamond Interchange.
Will build dual right-turn lanes -- Westbound I-44-to-Northbound Range Line Road.
Will build dual left-turn lanes -- Eastbound I-44-to-Northbound Range Line Road.
Sidewalk built between concrete walls separating northbound and southbound Range Line Road traffic

Traffic Impacts During Construction

All lanes of I-44 and Range Line Road remain open during daytime hours.
Lanes on I-44 and Range Line Road closed at various times at night (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.).
Short-term ramp closings will be needed at times.
Range Line Road and ramps may have to be closed for two to three days shortly before the end of the project for final conversion to Diverging Diamond Interchange.

Cost: $9 million (estimate)

For more information, contact our Southwest District Office at 1.888.275.6636 .

New I-44 Bridges, Reconstruction: