IRTBA is the authoritative voice and credible information source for the transportation design and construction industry in Illinois. Illinois is quite literally the center hub for transportation in our nation. Our transportation network provides the foundation needed to keep businesses and families moving every single day – to get to and from work or school; to bring families together; and to move goods and services in and out of our state. Our roads, bridges, runways, railways, and waterways are the key to Illinois’ economic livelihood. We must invest in the future in order to remain a transportation leader.
Illinois' Transportation System includes:
- Licensed drivers - 9.07 million
- Total vehicle registrations - 11.11 million
- Annual vehicle miles of travel - 103.97 billion
- Annual gallons of fuel consumed - 5.9 billion
- Miles of road - 147, 097 centerline miles throughout the state
- Miles under state jurisdiction - 15,902
- Miles plowed by snow removal crews - 45,470
- Bridges - 7,871 bridges under state jurisdiction
- Best areas and welcome centers - 41
- Seat belt usage - 93.5% for front-seat occupants in 2021
- Annual traffic deaths - 1,341 in 2021
- Public-use aviation landing facilities - 108
- Registered aircraft - 7,483
- Registered pilots - 15,692
- Railroad grade crossings - 10,220 the second-highest total in the United States
- Amtrak annual ridership - 2.7 million riders at Illinois stations (December 2021)
- Transit systems - 58 throughout the state, operating in 96 of the 102 counties
- Transit passenger trips - 452 million annually
- Inland navigable waterways - Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois rivers, including the Chicago Area Waterway System
- Miles of navigable waterways - 1,118
- River locks - 27
- Marine terminals - Approximately 450+
Mega-Projects from IDOT and Tollway
Kennedy Expressway Bridge Rehabilitation Project – Click here
Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project – Click here
I-290/I-88 Interchange Project At I-294 – Click here
I-490/I-90 Interchange Project – Click here
I-490 Tollway AND Illinois Route 390 Tollway Projects -Click here