Green Street and Franklin Avenue Improvement Project

PROJECT OVERVIEW 
Cook County, in partnership with the Illinois Tollway and the Villages of Bensenville and Franklin Park, will complete a major roadway improvement on Green Street and Franklin Avenue from York Road to Runge Street. The project will also provide location connections to future ramps to the soon-to-open I-490 Tollway as well as a new multi-use path. When completed, the project will aim to alleviate local and regional congestion and improve safety for all users of Franklin Avenue and Green Street. 

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LATEST INFORMATION 
The project is anticipated to begin in early spring 2025 with completion anticipated in 2027.

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PROJECT LOCATION
The project limits include Green Street-Franklin Avenue from Grace Street in Bensenville to Runge Street in Franklin Park. 

PROJECT PURPOSE
Cook County’s planned improvements for Franklin Avenue-Green Street are another example of the County’s and public’s investment in infrastructure enhancement, providing improved access to a popular industrial corridor and providing local improvements to support improved regional access once the Tollway I-490 project is complete. This project will enhance efficiency for freight transportation through the Canadian Pacific Railway Intermodal Facility and will promote forecast expanded operations for businesses, and traffic volumes, along the corridor through the addition of the following improvements:

• Full pavement replacement with concrete base and asphalt riding surface.
• Curb and gutter replacement and ADA sidewalk construction.
• New enclosed storm sewer system with detention pond.
• New multi-use path from Marian Court to Runge Street.
• Installation of roadway lighting and inter-connected traffic signals.
• Construction of a new connector pavement from Franklin Avenue to the proposed I-490 Tollway ramps.
• Landscape restoration, pavement markings and signing. 

PROJECT TIMELINE*

Spring 2025: Begin storm sewer construction
Summer/Fall 2025: North and south side pavement construction, completion of storm sewer
Spring 2026: Median construction and landscaping
Summer 2026: Substantial and final completion

*Timeline subject to change

PROJECT PARTNERS

• Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways
• Illinois Tollway
• Village of Bensenville
• Village of Franklin Park 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where is this project? 
The project is in the Villages of Bensenville and Franklin Park along Green Street / Franklin Street (York Road to Runge Street).

How is this project being funded? 
This project is being funded by a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant, the Tollway and the Villages of Bensenville and Franklin Park.

Where can I get updates on this project? 
This project website will have the most current information listed; if questions arise, you can contact the project team.