Articles filed under Tollways
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Drivers can test out Elmhurst Road diverging diamond intersection FridayJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - After months of preparation, Illinois tollway and state engineers will throw the switch on an innovative diverging diamond configuration on Elmhurst Road at I-90 Friday ...
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Diverging diamond interchange opens at Elmhurst Road and I-90Jun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Drivers on Elmhurst Road at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) Friday took a brief detour to England, switching over to the left side of the road as a new diverging diamond ...
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New tollway consulting engineer to replace long-term firmJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is closing in on a deal with a consulting engineer after protests from its current firm for not renewing a contract. Committee members on Wednesday ...
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New pedestrian bridge at Barrington Road part of express bus option on I-90Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Normally, pedestrians and thousands of cars, SUVs and semitrailers a day don't mix, but an exception to the rule is being built at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Bar...
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Diverging diamond interchange at Elmhurst Road is coming soonJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Starting next Friday, the interchange at Elmhurst Road and the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) will no longer be a diamond in the rough. Illinois tollway officials announced ...
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Pyke: 5 takeaways from the tollway's momentous Route 53 decisionMay 29, 2017 8:00 am - After years of angst over whether to extend Route 53 north into Lake County, the Illinois tollway moved with dizzying speed last week approving a $25 million study of th...
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Price tag for eastbound I-90 exit at Lee Street now $13MMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - The estimated cost of the planned eastbound Jane Addams Tollway exit at Lee Street has risen to $13 million, as the project scope has expanded, officials said. Illinois ...
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Metra moving forward on automatic braking systemMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - Metra expects an automatic braking crash-prevention system will be ready sometime this fall on its BNSF Line, officials said at a Wednesday meeting. Positive train contr...
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Big vote on $25 million Route 53 study coming ThursdayMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - Tollway leaders pushed forward Monday with a $25 million contract to study extending Route 53 north amid objections from Lake County residents who called it a "boondoggl...
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Real-time traffic, alerts to go live on I-90 this summerMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers can expect those inscrutable black gantries towering over the roadway to get chatty this summer. The Illinois tollway has completed in...