Articles filed under IDOT
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In Transit: Your 2021 road work guideMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - As the Illinois tollway intensifies construction of the seismic I-490 on O'Hare International Airport's western flank in 2021, IDOT is doubling down on the behemoth that...
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Route 12 resurfacing workApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - A resurfacing of Rand Road from Route 22, in Lake Zurich, to Old Rand Road in North Barrington, will require intermittent, daytime lane closures beginning, weather permi...
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Road improvements planned in Nunda TownshipMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - The intersection of Route 176 and Nish Road is on track to be improved now that the Nunda Township Road District and Illinois Department of Transportation reached an agr...
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In Transit: This could be the year electric vehicles win over drivers, experts sayFeb 22, 2021 4:30 am - It doesn't feel like February without the swagger, tire-kicking and glitz of the Chicago Auto Show. The COVID-19 pandemic has swallowed the annual event, although organi...
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Officials pin hopes on Buttigieg as he prepares to steer U.S. transportationJan 11, 2021 4:30 am - Local road budgets are busted. Metra trains are empty and O'Hare International Airport is far below capacity. Pothole season is looming - and we're still in the grip of ...
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Grand Avenue in Gurnee to temporarily close beginning Dec. 1Nov 29, 2020 12:00 am - As part of ongoing improvements on Grand Avenue between Skokie Highway and Waveland Avenue in Gurnee, the Illinois Department of Transportation will close Grand for near...
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Route 60/83 rail crossing closureNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The Canadian National Railway crossing on Route 60/83, just west of Diamond Lake Road in Mundelein, will close Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather permitting, ...
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Lily Lake Road work to resume with $183,000 correction, legal settlementOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - A local taxing district that provides sewer service to the Lakemoor area expressed frustration in a news release Monday with the Illinois Department of Transportation's ...
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Traffic, crashes and congestion rebounding after COVID-19 spring slumpOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - Trucks are up, cars are down. Lower income earners take the most daily trips. More people died in vehicle crashes this year than in 2019. And, yes, folks are driving fas...
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Barrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has 'quite acute' potential for catastropheOct 05, 2020 5:30 am - A new player, liquefied natural gas, has joined the list of hazardous materials cruising through Illinois by train - a move the federal government says is safe but raise...