Articles filed under IDOT
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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...
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Bus seat belt debate about to resume in SpringfieldDec 12, 2016 4:30 am - As a fatal crash in Chattanooga renews interest in seat belts on school buses, a suburban lawmaker wants to make the restraints law in Illinois. State Rep. Lou Lang plan...
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What's to prevent another school bus tragedy?Dec 05, 2016 4:30 am - Suburban officials say safeguards are in place to help avert crash like the one in Chattanooga
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Will Trump's $1 trillion answer suburban transportation wishes?Nov 28, 2016 4:15 am - Fasten your seat belts, because the next few months likely will contain more transportation zigzags than we've experienced in years. First the zig. President-elect Donal...
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10 tips and tidbits to make Thanksgiving travel easierNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Turkey thawed? Tank full of gas? Nothing over 3.4 ounces in carry-on? Sounds like you're prepared for the big one, but just in case, here's a refresher course to make Th...