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Road projects topic of meeting: Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Two road improvement projects will be among the topics from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at the Bull Creek-Bull's Brook Watershed Council meeting at the Libertyville Township hall, 359 Merrill Court, Libertyville.
Paying for express lane one route to avoiding gridlock Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Gridlock is not only wasting time and gas money for Chicago commuters, it's also polluting the region as idling engines emit fumes. But there's a cure, planners say, if drivers are willing to pay a premium to use express lanes.
IDOT offers plan to fix Circle Interchange Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Flyover ramps! Frontage roads! No more weaving! IDOT's picked a design that will fix the traffic jam that is the Circle Interchange. Now all they need is $420 million.
To privatize or not to privatize? Some say it’s only way Illiana gets built Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Should the state trust a private firm to build the Illiana Expressway? Experts give the pros and cons at a Northwestern University forum. "Public-private partnerships are not free," investment banker Tom Lanctot said.
Elgin-O’Hare work accelerating at last — with tolls Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
A lot of changes are coming for the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway after the U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday signed off on a final agreement that allows the Illinois tollway to extend the highway east to the airport and build a ring road connecting to the Tri-State and Jane Addams tollways. "This has been a long time coming," tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur said Thursday.
Readers lament Amtrak delays, baggage bedlam Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Judging from recent letters, it’s been a season of discontent for In Transit readers stymied in their simple desire to get from Point A to Point B without incident. Columnist Marni Pyke possesses neither an engineering degree nor a cement truck to fix everyone’s transportation woes, but she does provide answers to commuters' questions.
Are tolls in future for Circle Interchange? Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
It's no secret the state's short on cash for highways and transit so does that mean Illinoisans can expect more tolls creeping into our daily commute? It's a question IDOT Secretary Ann Schneider addressed Monday.
Route 21/137 work to cause delays Nov 27, 2012 12:00 AM
Motorists can expect lengthy delays as work continues on the widening of Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) in Libertyville.
Do you know your driving IQ? Nov 5, 2012 12:00 AM
Columnist Marni Pyke can't believe she almost flunked the written test when renewing driver's license. There were 805,682 written driving tests given in 2011. Of those, 737,568 were passes, 68,114 were failures. You’re allowed to get six of the 35 questions wrong. Any more, and you flunk.
Elgin residents fight to reduce truck traffic Nov 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Homeowners on one of the longest residential streets in Elgin have banded together to get truck traffic out of their neighborhood. But the fight may be nearing a dead end. Mary Ellen Barbezat, a Liberty Street resident since 1974, said in the last couple years she has noticed increased truck traffic on the road — State Route 25. Barbezat and a core group of her neighbors formed the Liberty Street Residents group to petition City Hall to do something about the issue.
Paratransit advocates still seething over 'limo' commentOct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Thanks to the binders full of emails I received on paratransit, I'm turning the column over to you today. But that's not the only hot transportation topic this week. We've also got some feisty comments on red-light cameras, plus IDOT explains why work on Butterfield Road is taking soooooo long. To recap, Regional Transportation Authority Chairman John Gates apologized Wednesday for comments he made to the Daily Herald Oct. 4 about paratransit, the pickup service for riders with disabilities. Gates had compared paratransit to a “federally mandated limousine service.”
Route 176 work to take longer Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
Roadwork on Route 176 in Island Lake is taking longer than expected, and the project will be delayed until at least after the winter months, officials said.
Libertyville businesses give IDOT their roadwork 2 cents Oct 25, 2012 12:00 AM
It may not be the best news they've heard but at least business owners in the construction zone near routes 21 and 137 in Libertyville had a chance to blow off steam Thursday. Possibilities, such as widening and paving driveways, extending construction hours and other methods to keep traffic moving will be considered to lessen the blow of what has become a very frustrating situation.
Roadwork a drag on Libertyville businesses Oct 22, 2012 12:00 AM
As road projects unfold, those who deal with the delays and inconveniences are told to imagine how much better traffic will flow when the work is complete. That often is true. But in Libertyville, the frustration with a big project involving Milwaukee Avenue and Route 137 continues to simmer and some businesses wonder if they’ll survive to see the benefits. “Our businesses are really suffering up there,” Mayor Terry Weppler said.
Elgin construction cuts off Weld Road from McLean Blvd. Sep 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Starting Wednesday, Weld Road will no longer connect to McLean Boulevard because of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s ongoing interchange reconstruction project. Drivers trying to go west on Weld Road from McLean Boulevard are asked to use Fleetwood Drive instead and then take Shepard Drive north back to Weld Road. In the other direction, drivers should go south on Shepard Drive then east on Fleetwood Drive to McLean Boulevard.
Who's to blame for East Dundee sinkhole?Sep 16, 2012 12:00 AM
It started innocently enough at Dundee Automotive with a small dip in the parking lot eight weeks ago. But it since has developed into heaving pavement and a large sinkhole that threatens to pull the East Dundee mechanic shop down with it, owner Randy Klemm said. Klemm suspects that an old pipe that once connected the area to a spring is under his parking lot and is to blame for his situation.He has notified both East Dundee and West Dundee of the situation and filed a claim with the Illinois Department of Transportation, which owns the right of way in front of his shop at Route 72 near Route 68. Officials from neither town are taking responsibility for what's happened
Route 21/137 lanes shifted, reduced: Sep 6, 2012 12:00 AM
Weather permitting, traffic heading north and south on Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) from from Rollingwoods Drive to about 1,000 feet north of Route 137 in Libertyville on Friday will be pushed to the east side of the existing pavement to create a work zone to build new southbound lanes.
Pavement patching, resurfacing projects Aug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced 21 pavement patching and resurfacing projects at various locations in eastern Lake County are scheduled to begin, weather permitting, the week of Sept. 4. The improvements consist of intermittent pavement repairs at each location for several days at a time.
Have your say on notorious bottleneck Aug 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Chicago's Circle Interchange often is more parking lot than expressway as more than 300,000 vehicles a day shoehorn into outdated infrastructure during rush hours. The state hopes to improve the chronic congestion by hiring engineering consultants to study the chokepoint, and on Thursday the public is invited to comment on some of the conceptual designs.
‘Waste’ or want? Readers split on high-speed rail Aug 27, 2012 12:00 AM
High speed rail in Illinois? Not so fast, you say. The idea of spending from $1.4 billion to $4 billion to allow trains to travel at 110 mph from Chicago to St. Louis made some readers’ apoplectic, peeved others and pleased a few.