Articles filed under IDOT
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Milwaukee Avenue resurfacing heading to home stretchJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Months of aggravating roadwork along Milwaukee Avenue from downtown Libertyville south through Lake County appears to be in the home stretch, but it won't be soon enough...
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Lanes reduced on Sheridan RoadJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Lanes will be reduced along Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff for intermittent roadwork beginning, weather permitting, Monday, July 13, according to the Illinois Department of...
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IDOT official: Rauner wants to spend 'billions' on infrastructureJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Truckers that navigate a "maze of rules and regulations" in the region can expect changes to move them quicker through the city and suburbs, Chicago Metropolitan Agency ...
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Illiana Expressway dealt another blowJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - A federal judge struck a significant blow to an already endangered road project Tuesday, ruling government approvals for the Illiana Expressway were flawed. U.S. Judge J...
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Bad weather, Hawks traffic make commute roughJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - With the Blackhawks Stanley Cup Final, summer roadwork and torrential downpours converging on the region, commuters are experiencing trying trips around the area tonight...
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Easing rail congestion a goal for new CMAP chiefJun 12, 2015 5:30 am - The nation's former railway chief, now the region's chief planner, wants the freight industry to pay its share when it comes to unclogging train congestion in the metrop...
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Suburban first responders train for hazmat train disasterJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - From a major derailment and crude oil explosion in Galena to a minor oil leak in Riverdale, both occurring in March, rail hazmat releases are a fact of life in Illinois,...
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Rauner dumps controversial Illiana Expressway projectJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has parked the Illiana Expressway amid the state's budget crisis. The controversial proposed toll road would have connected I-65 in Indiana with I-55...
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IDOT highway plan has a grim prognosisMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Announcements about the state's multiyear highway improvement plan usually are full of hype and hope. But this version with an $8.4 billion road program could be the mos...
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IDOT road tour comes to DuPage CountyMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - The solution to Illinois' transportation budget woes could lie in recapturing some of the tax revenues it gives to other states, Acting IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn ...