Articles filed under IDOT
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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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...
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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...