Edens Spur at a Glance:
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- 4 mile segment of road with 57,000 vehicles/day
- 23 listed species
- 3 federally protected:
› Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
› Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
› Massasauga
- 3 federally protected:
- Crosses two INAI sites
› Somme Prairie
› Metra Prairie - Crosses two large streams
› North Branch of Chicago River
› West Fork of North Branch of Chicago River
Publications:
Sherwood, J.L., A.J. Stites, and M.J. Dreslik. 2018. Assessment of Impacts from construction activities at Edens Spur Bridge Crossings on Iowa Darters (Etheostoma exile). ME–18–06.
Hohoff, T.C., S.N. Barratt, and M.J. Dreslik. 2018. Assessment of Impacts from construction activities along the Edens Spur (Mileposts 26.25-30.0) on Northern Long-eared Bats. ME–18–07.
Sivicek, V.A., S.A. Johnson, and M.J. Dreslik. 2018. Assessment of Impacts from construction activities along the Edens Spuron on rare plants. ME–18–08.
Robinson, J.L. and M.J. Dreslik. 2018. Assessment of Impacts from construction activities along the Edens Spur on Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis). ME–18–09.
Visit the Illinois Tollway Website for more information on the construction projects.