Transportation
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Expect delays at Northwest Highway and Route 53 in PalatineJul 01, 2024 10:49 am - Palatine officials say drivers should expect delays in the area of Northwest Highway and Route 53 due to construction work expected to be complete by the end of August.
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The gas tax hike goes into effect Monday. Here’s how much you’ll pay at the pumpJun 30, 2024 7:01 pm - Monday’s fuel hike means the average Illinois driver will pay $184 more a year in gas taxes than in 2019. Here’s a look at how much the MFT generates a year, plus driver reaction
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‘This will be a boon for us’: $18.8 million federal grant puts long-sought Cedar Lake Road realignment on trackJun 28, 2024 5:20 pm - The long-envisioned Cedar Lake Road realignment in Round Lake is on track with an $18.8 million federal grant.
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‘It’s working, and we feel safer’: New berm keeping vehicles out of Naperville family’s backyardJun 28, 2024 12:20 pm - A berm at Naper Boulevard and Washington Street has helped keep wayward cars from crashing through a Naperville family’s backyard.
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Tollway says ‘construction continuing’ systemwide despite interchange fumbleJun 26, 2024 7:34 pm - A bureaucratic misstep is hamstringing the rebuild of a crucial interchange, but the Illinois tollway says overall summer construction is on track.
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Tollway faces temporary restraining order on major interchange constructionJun 25, 2024 11:01 am - Amid a legal fight over the Illinois tollway terminating a construction contract, a DuPage judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the agency from hiring another firm.
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With money to plan greenway, what’s next for defunct Route 53 extension — and should IDOT get paid?Jun 23, 2024 4:42 pm - As environmentalists and residents welcome a greenway on $54 million of land IDOT bought to extend Route 53, some caution against a “willy-nilly” giveaway.
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State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’
Jun 23, 2024 7:59 am - Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects in 82 percent of highway shooting cases this year, including all eight that resulted in a death.
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Railroad crossing, bridge replacement will slow down Libertyville-area driversJun 18, 2024 8:00 am - Two projects, one short and the other much longer in duration, soon will be affecting travel in the Libertyville area.
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After key role in ‘bus renaissance,’ Megabus files for bankruptcyJun 17, 2024 4:53 pm - Once a Chicago fixture and go-to for cheap rides, Megabus’ parent company is filing for bankruptcy after a pandemic slump.