Articles filed under IDOT
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Butterfield Road project ending for winterDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Construction on the $52.6 million improvement project on Butterfield Road between Wheaton and Warrenville will stop Friday for the winter season. The good news for moto...
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High speed rail, electric cars and railfan harassment — readers get their sayNov 27, 2011 11:00 pm - It's that season to overeat and give thanks, so I'm serving up a heaping helping of letters and emails. I can't thank you enough for reading, commenting, advising and h...
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Which suburban roads creep us out?Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen, pursued his travel homeward. The night grew darker and darker; the stars seemed t...
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Metra to weigh another $225,000 in consultant feesSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Let's say you're a transit executive starting a new job at a commuter rail agency, which has just gone through the worst year of its life replete with scandal, tragedy a...
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Route 83 repaving closes lanes through HalloweenSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Expect about eight weeks of gridlock on Route 83 in southern Lake County this fall. Illinois Department of Transportation crews start repaving and resurfacing Route 83 t...
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Tollway boycott? I-PASS hard habit to break, officials sayAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Does a tollway hike in January mean thousands of I-PASS users flocking to alternate routes to avoid paying more at tolled ramps and plazas? Illinois State Toll Highway ...
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Transportation officials out of touch on cost controlAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Metropolitan Planning Council put out a statement the other day in which it could barely contain its glee over the “banner month” August has turned out to be for reg...
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Ill. Tollway adds hearing on capital planAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Tollway officials have added a Kane County public hearing to its schedule of meetings about a proposed $12 billion capital construction plan. The hearing will ...
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Quinn signs law to cut transportation costs for businessesAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - EAST ALTON, Ill. — A new Illinois law is designed to reduce fuel and equipment costs for Illinois businesses by allowing them to exceed size and weight restrictions for ...
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Which road trip song will cruise to victory?Aug 22, 2011 12:00 am - There's a reason you keep hitting the radio's scan button while cruising down the interstate. It's a quest to find the perfect song. A song with rhythms that mesh with ...