Articles filed under IDOT
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Venting about higher tolls, fewer trainsJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Has the train left the station on Metra fare hikes and service cuts? Are we on the road to a toll increase? Cliched puns are my only comfort as I contemplate shelling ou...
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Drivers may foot $1billion tollway budget gapJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban drivers could face a toll increase down the road as the Illinois tollway grapples with a $1 billion gap in highway maintenance needs and contemplates billions o...
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Elgin-O'Hare Expressway plan calls for tollsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - There's consensus the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway extension and western bypass around the airport will be tolled, but whether a systemwide toll increase is part of the packa...
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Keeping eyes on road harder than it seemsJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. Freaked out by a seminar on distracted driving and the frightening number of deaths and injuries it causes, I promised to put down...
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Help tollway pick project prioritiesJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin-O’Hare Expressway extension and western bypass? An interchange at the Tri-State and I-57? Widening the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway? Extending Route 53 north? ...
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I-294/I-90 ramp closure starts WednesdayJul 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Southbound Tri-State Tollway drivers accustomed to zooming down the exit ramp onto eastbound I-90 will be out of luck Wednesday and the rest of the summer. The Illinois ...
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Route 53 expansion inches forwardJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - If the jury in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s retrial could reach an amicable consensus on 17 of 20 criminal counts, there’s hope for a new Illinois tollway panel looking...
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Could Elgin O’Hare’s finish mean higher tolls?Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - A systemwide toll increase and tolls on a segment of I-290 are all on the table as possible ways of paying to extend the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway and build a western bypa...
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Time is right to buckle up in back seatJun 12, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban culture is dominated by the automobile. The rite of passage of 16-year-olds getting driver’s licenses. The daily trips Mom or Dad take shuttling the kids to the...
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Budget impasse could cost 52,000 jobs, halt road projectsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Road and bridge construction projects around the suburbs could be halted this summer — along with 52,000 jobs statewide — if lawmakers don't return to Springfield to app...