Articles filed under IDOT
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IDOT Memorial Wall unveiledAug 22, 2012 10:02 am - Highway work zones are an incredibly dangerous area for motorists and construction crews. Last year, 24 people were killed in work zones in Illinois — and half of them ...
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Can our roads weather the storm?Aug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Record-breaking heat buckles a railway track July 4, causing a derailment, bridge collapse and the death of a Glenview couple. A freak blizzard Feb. 1, 2011, engulfs Lak...
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Route 21/137 lane closures:Aug 13, 2012 5:38 pm - The northbound outside lane of Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21) will be closed for two weeks beginning Tuesday from Adler Park School to Cater Lane, just north of Route 137 i...
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Hoffman Estates to start construction on intersectionJul 23, 2012 10:09 pm - Drivers will soon see construction for new turn lanes and traffic signals at the intersection of Beverly and Higgins roads in Hoffman Estates. The Hoffman Estates villag...
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Mundelein police participate in safety programJul 23, 2012 2:47 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Illinois Yellow Dot program is a lifesaving traffic-safety initiative that provides first responders with critical informatio...
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Lincolnshire traffic signalJul 13, 2012 3:57 pm - Work to replace and modernize the traffic signal at Route 22 (Half Day Road) at Westminster Way/Hewitt Drive in Lincolnshire is scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 18, ac...
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Lighting project causes congestion on Algonquin RoadJul 13, 2012 10:00 am - A construction project that has been backing up traffic on Algonquin Road at intersections between Route 53 and Arlington Heights Road will be finished in the next week ...
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Moisture, heat a recipe for buckling roads in the suburbsJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - There have been a handful of reports of roads buckling in the suburbs over the past few days, and with consistently high temperatures and scattered rain, it is likely th...
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Libertyville seeks delay in Milwaukee Avenue projectJul 06, 2012 5:30 am - What was to have been a disruptive $23 million project to widen Milwaukee Avenue at and north of Route 137 in Libertyville has not been as bad as advertised, mainly beca...
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Congress Parkway bridge reopenedMay 15, 2012 10:27 pm - There may be protests snarling traffic in the Loop and NATO motorcades shutting down the Kennedy Expressway Monday, but officials promise smooth sailing on one bridge. T...