At 2 p.m. Friday the full, complete
electronic toll interchange between the I-90 Jane Addams Illinois Tollway and
Illinois Route 47 at the southern edge of the Village of Huntley formally opened,
as the construction equipment pulled away from the cloverleaf and the orange
barrels disappeared from view. At a ceremony officially opening the new $61
million interchange paid for in a cooperative effort by the Village of Huntley,
the Illinois Tollway Authority, IDOT, McHenry County and Kane County, Huntley
Village President Charles Sass thanked all the state, county and local
officials involved in completing the project for their efforts, pointing out
that the new interchange has “set the stage for attracting more development,
creating jobs and expanding the local tax base for decades to come.”
The
Village has zoned over 300 acres of land within the interchange area for
industrial and commercial development, with streets and underground utilities
already in place to support new businesses bringing construction jobs and
permanent employment to Huntley. Businesses interested in developing new
facilities with I-90 frontage and easy access to area highways are encouraged
to work with Huntley village officials to arrange industrial revenue bond
financing for their new construction within the village.
