I-294 Tri-State Tollway (I-90 to I-55)

Feb 13, 2014

I-294 Tri-State Tollway (I-90 to I-55) Congestion and Crash Scans

The Chicago region traffic congestion scans were created by averaging five minute speed data obtained from freeway loop detectors, radar, and mobile technology data. The traffic scans display average speed on a freeway corridor as a function of time of day (the x-axis) and location (the y-axis) along a freeway corridor.

Crash scans show the rate of total highway crashes per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) for 1/10 mile segments.  The purpose of these crash scans is to show highway planners and system managers how crashes are related to congestion.  Understanding where crashes are concentrated can help planners and engineers focus on improving those locations with the worst performance.  

Congestion Scans

I-294, Tri-State Tollway, from I-90 to I-55.  Congestion Scan, 2016.  Showing average speed by milepost by time of day by direction of travel.

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I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2011. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

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I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2009. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

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I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2007. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

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Crash Scan

I-294 Tri-State Tollway, I-90 to I-55 Crash Scan, 2008-12. Showing number of crash rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.

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Performance Data

Non-holiday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays:

South-bound I-294/Tri-State Tollway

Measure 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Free-Flow Travel Time
(Minutes)		 16.64 17.04 16.99 17.74 17.81
Average AM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)		 17.74 17.93 18.22 18.88 18.69
AM Travel Time Index 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.06 1.05
Average PM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)		 25.24 22.82 20.41 25.72 24.77
PM Travel Time Index

1.52

1.34

1.07

 1.45 1.39
AM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

18.48

18.58

19.98

 22.11 20.05

AM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

1.11

1.09

1.18

 1.25 1.13
PM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

38.34

35.83

29.04

 34.91 32.37
PM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

2.30

2.10

1.71

 1.97 1.82
Congested Hours

3.22

2.13

2.75

 4.10 4.54

North-bound I-294/Tri-State Tollway

Measure

2007

2008

2009

 2010 2011
Free-Flow Travel Time
(Minutes)

16.64

16.59

16.63

 17.31 17.88
Average AM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)

29.05

22.73

19.00

 24.37 24.05
AM Travel Time Index

1.77

1.37

1.14

 1.41 1.35
Average PM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)

18.27

18.12

17.48

 18.24 19.02
PM Travel Time Index

1.11

1.09

1.05

 1.05 1.06
AM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

44.42

37.45

24.79

 39.45 36.01

AM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

2.71

2.26

1.49

 2.28 2.01
PM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

25.29

20.70

19.33

 19.15 21.08
PM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

1.54

1.25

1.16

 1.11 1.18
Congested Hours

3.90

 1.88

1.34

 2.69 4.61

 

About the Data

Data provided by IDOT, Illinois Tollway, and HERE. 

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Feb 13, 2014

I-294 Tri-State Tollway (I-90 to I-55) Congestion and Crash Scans

The Chicago region traffic congestion scans were created by averaging five minute speed data obtained from freeway loop detectors, radar, and mobile technology data. The traffic scans display average speed on a freeway corridor as a function of time of day (the x-axis) and location (the y-axis) along a freeway corridor.

Crash scans show the rate of total highway crashes per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) for 1/10 mile segments.  The purpose of these crash scans is to show highway planners and system managers how crashes are related to congestion.  Understanding where crashes are concentrated can help planners and engineers focus on improving those locations with the worst performance.  

Congestion Scans

I-294, Tri-State Tollway, from I-90 to I-55.  Congestion Scan, 2016.  Showing average speed by milepost by time of day by direction of travel.

Note: for best viewing, in Chrome, right-click on the graphic, then open in a new tab.  In other browsers, the image may be saved or downloaded as a PDF below.

Download high-resolution PDF (all vehicles, as above).

Download high-resolution PDF (trucks only).

I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2011. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

Download hi-res PDF

I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2009. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

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I-294, Tri-State Tollway from I-55 to I-90 Congestion Scan, 2007. Showing average speed by milepost by time of day.

Download hi-res PDF

Crash Scan

I-294 Tri-State Tollway, I-90 to I-55 Crash Scan, 2008-12. Showing number of crash rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.

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Performance Data

Non-holiday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays:

South-bound I-294/Tri-State Tollway

Measure 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Free-Flow Travel Time
(Minutes)		 16.64 17.04 16.99 17.74 17.81
Average AM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)		 17.74 17.93 18.22 18.88 18.69
AM Travel Time Index 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.06 1.05
Average PM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)		 25.24 22.82 20.41 25.72 24.77
PM Travel Time Index

1.52

1.34

1.07

 1.45 1.39
AM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

18.48

18.58

19.98

 22.11 20.05

AM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

1.11

1.09

1.18

 1.25 1.13
PM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

38.34

35.83

29.04

 34.91 32.37
PM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

2.30

2.10

1.71

 1.97 1.82
Congested Hours

3.22

2.13

2.75

 4.10 4.54

North-bound I-294/Tri-State Tollway

Measure

2007

2008

2009

 2010 2011
Free-Flow Travel Time
(Minutes)

16.64

16.59

16.63

 17.31 17.88
Average AM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)

29.05

22.73

19.00

 24.37 24.05
AM Travel Time Index

1.77

1.37

1.14

 1.41 1.35
Average PM Peak-Period
Travel Time (Minutes)

18.27

18.12

17.48

 18.24 19.02
PM Travel Time Index

1.11

1.09

1.05

 1.05 1.06
AM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

44.42

37.45

24.79

 39.45 36.01

AM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

2.71

2.26

1.49

 2.28 2.01
PM Peak-Period
95th Percentile Travel Time
(Minutes)

25.29

20.70

19.33

 19.15 21.08
PM Peak-Period
Planning Time Index

1.54

1.25

1.16

 1.11 1.18
Congested Hours

3.90

 1.88

1.34

 2.69 4.61

 

About the Data

Data provided by IDOT, Illinois Tollway, and HERE. 

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