Articles filed under IDOT
-
Project to end dangerous backups at Gurnee tollway exits starts next weekJul 12, 2017 5:00 am - Construction aimed at eliminating dangerous traffic backups on I-94 at the Grand Avenue interchange in Gurnee is scheduled to begin next week, the Illinois Tollway Autho...
-
Could roadwork stop Friday if Illinois doesn't pass a budget?Jun 26, 2017 5:00 am - Inching along the one open lane on Lake Street in Hanover Park as dust flies and front loaders pound pavement is excruciating now. But inching along the one open lane in...
-
Mount Prospect crosswalk fatality still sparking questions about flashing signalJun 19, 2017 5:30 am - On June 9, 2016, Joni Beaudry brought husband Eric Jakubowski a fresh cup of coffee, touched his shoulder and slipped away for a bike ride. The next time he saw his wi...
-
Streetlights on Golf Road in Rolling Meadows?Jun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows will modify traffic light timing to improve traffic flow near a burgeoning business complex on Golf Road. And it's possible in the next few years that de...
-
What you need to know about 2017 roadwork in the suburbsApr 17, 2017 5:30 am - Find your inner happy place, suburban commuter. Road work season is banging on the car door. Fortunately, the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) reconstruction is almost complet...
-
Construction workers warn drivers to slow down this seasonApr 06, 2017 5:33 am - Maria Gonzalez has swift reflexes that saved her life twice, but she's not a police officer, firefighter or soldier reacting to crisis. Instead, the construction laborer...
-
Will transportation lockbox amendment have unintended consequences?Mar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A constitutional amendment for a "lockbox" on gas taxes to keep state lawmakers from raiding transportation funds could be a Pandora's box that hamstrings counties and m...
-
Durbin, Duckworth want feds to keep monitoring railroad, make CN pay for underpassFeb 01, 2017 12:00 am - Both of Illinois' senators joined the village of Barrington and the Illinois Department of Transportation this week in asking the nation's top railway regulator to once ...
-
Eisenhower toll idea meets skepticismJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation hopes to squeeze more lanes out of the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to fix an infamous bottleneck, but there was skepticism ab...
-
Traffic light doesn't signal Mariano's opening in Des PlainesJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A new traffic light was switched on Friday on Mount Prospect Road near the much-anticipated Mariano's, but that's not a signal the Des Plaines grocery store will open so...