Transportation
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Brace your engines: Five things to know about Kennedy rehab, Part 2Mar 11, 2024 5:30 am - Is there a bright side to the resumption of a three-year Kennedy Expressway construction project on Monday? “We’re one-third done,” Illinois Department of Transportation ...
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‘We look forward to getting started’: Lake County readies for Arlington Heights Road rebuildMar 10, 2024 9:49 am - One lane in each direction will be open during project along 1.9 miles from Lake-Cook Road to Route 83 Rebuilding and making other improvements along a 1.9-mile sect...
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DuPage County set to rebuild Geneva Road bridgeMar 06, 2024 12:07 pm - The DuPage County Department of Transportation will replace the Geneva Road bridge over the West Branch of the DuPage River between the Timber Ridge and Winfield Mounds f...
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Regional public safety facility pitched for former Route 53 extension propertyMar 05, 2024 6:04 pm - Greenway advocates say cooperative planning needed to decide future uses, look of defunct Route 53 corridor An open area in Long Grove behind Countryside Fire Protec...
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Palatine plans to resurface record number of streets this yearMar 05, 2024 6:02 pm - Palatine plans to reach a milestone this year by resurfacing a record 10% of its streets. The village is investing more than $5 million in its road system, including $1.1...
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Kennedy Expressway construction is back next week. Here’s what you need to knowMar 04, 2024 1:09 pm - Enjoy those Kennedy Expressway reversible lanes while you can. A major Kennedy redo resumes next week with Illinois Department of Transportation crews focusing on the re...
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Cook County approves transportation projects in Barrington, Des PlainesMar 04, 2024 12:27 pm - The Cook County Board recently approved funding for several transportation-related projects in the suburbs. In Barrington, the board approved spending $42,542 for constru...
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Suburbs lead in fatal bike, pedestrian collisions as Wheaton crashes prompt school to fundraise for lightMar 03, 2024 5:11 pm - Although perceived as playing second fiddle to Chicago, the suburbs outpaced the city in one undesirable category last year — fatal pedestrian and bicycle traffic crashes...
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Transit ambassadors, lighting and interventions. How public transit might get safer in Chicago areaMar 01, 2024 8:18 pm - Chicago area transit leaders, advocacy groups and national experts brainstormed ways to improve security and prevent crime on trains and buses this week. “We believe that...
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O’Hare overnight runway rotation closer to takeoffMar 01, 2024 6:16 pm - Chicago and Federal Aviation Administration leaders were expected to reach a milestone legal agreement that triggers a study of a much-desired overnight runway rotation, officials announced Friday.