Articles filed under IDOT
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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...
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Steel tariffs could bring higher construction prices in IllinoisMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - As details coalesce around President Donald Trump's tariff clampdown on steel, local builders and Republican congressmen are uneasy about fallout affecting suburban proj...
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Pairing emissions test, sticker renewal is convenient - for a feeMar 05, 2018 4:30 am - The line of drivers waiting to enter the vehicle emissions testing station in Addison was so long it disrupted traffic Tuesday. Many of those motorists also renewed thei...
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What you need to know to take care of your car in the coldJan 15, 2018 4:30 am - These are the times that try drivers' souls, with cars malfunctioning in temperatures only a penguin could love and angst over the eternal conundrum: Should I warm up th...