Articles filed under Tollways
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'Give them distance' campaign seeks to protect stopped cars with hazard lightsDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois tollway equipment operator John Wagner watched aghast as a speeding car smacked into his truck parked on the shoulder of I-90 just two feet from where he and a ...
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How to know if your transponder works - and other transportation questionsDec 04, 2017 4:30 am - Are left-turn arrows safety nets or Trojan horses? Must your transponder be plastered on your windshield exactly to exact tolls? And are those double letters on the new ...
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Tollway awards $157M contract despite conflict of interest concernsNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois tollway directors on Wednesday approved a controversial $157 million, 10-year contract with engineers Omega & Associates that has sparked concerns about potenti...
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Professional services need competitive biddingNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - For such a big industry, the road construction business in Illinois seems awfully close-knit. That's one take-away from an Illinois tollway decision Wednesday to award a...
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Three members of tollway board have links to contractor seeking 10-year dealNov 27, 2017 4:30 am - Connections between Illinois tollway directors and an engineering firm poised to secure a lucrative 10-year contract are raising questions about the potential for confli...
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Gurnee interchange work mostly finishedNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Officials at the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority say most of the work at the Grand Avenue Interchange in Gurnee has been completed, with the exit ramp from westbou...
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More construction, fewer toll collectors in tollway's 2018 budget draftNov 13, 2017 5:00 am - Is that toll collector in the booth an endangered species? Not quite with 387 collectors working for the Illinois tollway in 2018, but the numbers are dwindling as the a...
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Tollway wants to transform turf into forestsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Serene vistas of oaks and lilacs instead of grassy, mono-landscaping are envisioned under an Illinois tollway plan to plant 58,000 trees and shrubs along the system at a...
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New section of Route 390 opens, is called 'just the beginning'Nov 01, 2017 1:00 am - A new segment of Route 390 opened Wednesday, bringing better transportation connections, higher tolls and questions about what happens when the road eventually breaks in...
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More construction, fewer toll collectors in tollway's 2018 budget draftOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Is that toll collector in the booth an endangered species? Not quite with 387 collectors working for the Illinois tollway in 2018, but the numbers are dwindling as the a...