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Suburban construction projects that will affect trafficApr 15, 2019 1:38 PM - Thinking of taking local roads to avoid tollway construction this year? You'll run into plenty of roadwork there, too. Here are some suburban projects that will affect your travel times.
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Here are this year's suburban road construction hot spots
Apr 15, 2019 10:21 AM - There's a big list of roadwork projects getting underway now to make life interesting this year. Stay calm and drive on. -
Dreading roadwork? So are the construction workers fearing distracted drivers
Apr 10, 2019 9:29 PM - Stressed out about delays as road construction ramps up? It could be worse, said front-line construction workers at a National Work Zone Awareness Week event in Des Plaines. "I think I'm dreading it just as much, if not more than the motorists," one said. -
Grand Avenue work planned in LindenhurstFeb 27, 2019 10:57 AM - Resurfacing and other safety improvements on Grand Avenue (Route 132) between Munn Road and Deerpath Drive in Lindenhurst will require lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Monday, Mar. 4.
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Flat tired of potholes? IDOT searches for a cure
Feb 11, 2019 5:30 AM - Does a pothole have your car's name on it? IDOT experts look for a pothole buster, and police offer tips to dodge that bullet.
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New driving rules for 2019: Rear-facing child seats, 'Dutch reach,' left-lane pressure
Jan 14, 2019 5:33 AM - New 2019 laws mean toddlers must be in rear-facing car seats until age 2 and the "Dutch reach" to prevent crashes with car doors will appear on the Rules of the Road. -
Where's the solution for LED traffic signals that can't melt snow?
Dec 3, 2018 10:11 AM - If Apollo 13 used duct tape to return to Earth, surely we can engineer a way to melt snow on LED traffic signals. Traffic engineers say there's no "home run" solution so far. -
Traffic lights covered? Storm shows LEDs can't melt snow, ice covering them
Nov 29, 2018 3:39 PM - Traffic lights equipped with LEDs are great -- until they couldn't melt the mass of ice and snow from this week's snowstorm. -
Thanksgiving tips for taking planes, trains and automobiles
Nov 20, 2018 5:30 AM - Traveling this week? Here are 5 things to get you safely to the table on Thanksgiving. -
Main/Deerpath traffic light closer in Batavia
Sep 21, 2018 4:40 PM - Main Street and Deerpath Road in Batavia is closer to getting turn lanes and a traffic light next year.
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