The Chicago Skyway is a 7.8 mile
(12.5 km) toll road connecting the Dan Ryan Expressway to the
Indiana Toll Road in the south
metropolitan area of Chicago, Illinois. The toll road has
six-lanes (3+3) with 36% of the road elevated.
The Chicago Skyway was operated and
maintained by the City of Chicago Department of Streets and
Sanitation from the time it was opened in 1959 until the
Skyway Concession Company, LLP (SCC)
was awarded a 99-year operating concession. This was the first
privatization of an existing toll road in the United States.
Skyway Concession Company, LLP (SCC)
is a partnership between Cintra, S.A.
of Madrid, Spain and, Macquarie
Infrastructure Group (MIG) of
Sydney, Australia. In the consortium
Cintra (CIN.MC) held a 55% interest and Australia's
Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG.AU)
a 45% stake.