Articles filed under Tollways
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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...
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Accidents create need for changes at Gurnee tollway exitJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - Bill Bertram frequently felt uneasy as cars whizzed past while he waited in traffic to reach the Tri-State Tollway's Grand Avenue exit ramp in Gurnee in the months after...
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In Transit: Concrete I-90 barrier cuts access for first-respondersJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - The rebuilt Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) brought spanking new lanes, modernized interchanges and an unwelcome surprise for Schaumburg firefighters — a longer response time...
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Readers don't like idea of carpool lane on IkeJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - Readers cheered a plan to add another lane to fix the Eisenhower Expressway's infamous three-lane bottleneck but booed levying a toll on vehicles occupied by one or two ...
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Would you carpool or pay a toll to travel faster on the Eisenhower ExpresswayJan 09, 2017 4:30 am - More than 200,000 cars and trucks squeeze from four to three lanes daily in a notorious bottleneck on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), which is designed for only 138,0...
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Metra hikes to electric bikes: 2017's transportation forecastJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - In a world of uncertainty, you can count on one thing: our annual transportation predictions for the new year by a panel of experts on planes, trains, automobiles and po...
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Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O'Hare bypassDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: The caption credit indicating the source of the attached photograph has been corrected. On the heels of the Illinois tollway's prediction of dire eco...
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Rejected tollway engineers may come back - for six monthsDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - After previously dumping longtime consulting engineer AECOM Technical Services, Illinois tollway directors renewed a $8.5 million contract with the firm - for six months...
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I-90 reopens after crash near Barrington Road causes lane closures, injuryDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - A 48-year-old Florida man was injured Monday in a four-vehicle pileup on the Jane Addams Tollway near Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates, authorities said. The crash in...
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Will Trump's $1 trillion answer suburban transportation wishes?Nov 28, 2016 4:15 am - Fasten your seat belts, because the next few months likely will contain more transportation zigzags than we've experienced in years. First the zig. President-elect Donal...