Timeline

Preparation Stage – Year 2002 - Spring 2003

• Utility adjustments
• Reconstruct the North Street Bridge
• Groundbreaking in October 2002 – reconstruct the Forrest Hill Bridge

Stage One – Spring 2003 – Fall 2004

• Widen Sterling Avenue to six lanes
• Improvements to main streets crossing I-74 (Gale, University, Knoxville)
• Construction of downtown streets west of Adams
• Permanently remove Bigelow, Columbia Terrace, Armstrong bridges
• Initial work on Industrial Spur (Riverfront Drive) ramps

Stage Two – Summer 2004 – Fall 2005

• Construct new on/off ramps at Sterling Avenue
• Closure of Murray Baker Bridge April 2, 2005 – October 2, 2005
• Raise Adams Street over I-74 an additional 15 feet
• Construct new eastbound I-74 lanes
• Construct two new tunnels in downtown Peoria
• Widen Main Street in East Peoria, improve Main/Camp intersection

Stage Three – Summer 2005 – Winter 2006

• Widen War Memorial Drive
• Construct new War Memorial entrance/exit ramps
• Construct new westbound I-74 lanes

Landscaping – Spring 2007 – Fall 2007

• Landscape along I-74
• Stripe I-74 and all entrance and exit ramps
• Seal all joints along bridges and overpasses