Articles filed under IDOT
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IDOT to close ramps at major Gurnee intersection until Aug. 6May 24, 2018 1:00 am - Getting on Route 41 from Grand Avenue in Gurnee is going to be more painful for drivers this summer. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced last week that T...
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Gas prices won't deter drivers Memorial Day weekendMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - The slow creep of gas prices won't deter vacationers eager to escape this Memorial Day weekend, AAA predicts. About 41.5 million Americans will venture somewhere this ho...
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IDOT to close major Gurnee intersection to remove old train bridge this weekendMay 14, 2018 1:00 am - The intersection of Grand Avenue and Route 41 in Gurnee will be shut down this weekend so state transportation officials can remove what remains of the old railroad brid...
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Summit planned to stop rising tide of fatal traffic crashesMay 07, 2018 1:00 am - The number of people dying in traffic crashes in Illinois is "going in the wrong direction," said Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, who intends to convene a sa...
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Will an IDOT report help save people crossing busy streets?Apr 30, 2018 5:00 am - For anyone confused about traffic rules at crosswalks on busy suburban roads, enlightenment is on the way. The Illinois Department of Transportation is finalizing statew...
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Construction season is here - our guide to surviving itApr 16, 2018 5:30 am - Localized pain. That's the prognosis as Construction Season 2018 looms in all its jackhammering, cement-mixing glory. Budget blues have clipped IDOT's wings while the Il...
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IDOT to update Vernon Hills on $73 million Route 45 widening projectApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - No one will hold their breath waiting for the start of construction, but Vernon Hills officials will get a status report Tuesday on a major proposed road project that ha...
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What Glen Ellyn drivers need to know about IDOT project on Main Street, Park BoulevardApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn drivers will have to deal with a summer of traffic headaches and detours resulting from an Illinois Department of Transportation project on two major corridor...
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Closures on Route 12 will start MondayMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Intermittent daily lane closures will occur on Route 12 between Oak Street and Kuhn Road in Fox Lake, Spring Grove and Richmond beginning Monday, March 26, weather permi...
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Bridge closure wears on Libertyville officials, residentsMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - A delay in removing the decorative steel truss on the Rockland Road bridge over the Des Plaines River has frustrated Libertyville village officials who say the situation...