Articles filed under Tollways
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Moylan: Tolls for cars with trailers are 'highway robbery'Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Passenger cars towing trailers are getting hit with excessive tolls, state Rep. Marty Moylan says, and he has filed legislation to lower rates the Illinois tollway charg...
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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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Shoulder-riding buses expand to Edens ExpresswayApr 16, 2018 1:00 am - Mild-mannered Pace bus Route 620 has a secret identity. Once traffic slows to 35 mph on the Edens Expressway, it morphs into Route 620 Bus on Shoulder, capable of poweri...
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Did Illinois tollway give contract to firm because of political connections?Apr 09, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway has paid more than $636,000 over seven months as part of an estimated $6.6 million contract with a politically connected communications firm whose h...
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More tolls, fees in suburban drivers' future?Apr 09, 2018 1:00 am - Planning agency looks toward 2050
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Illinois Tollway expects 6.5M holiday-weekend travelersMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - Officials expect 6.5 million automobiles to travel the Illinois Tollway during the coming holiday weekend. The Easter and Passover holiday-tra...
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Does new name give Route 53 extension new life?Mar 26, 2018 5:30 am - After months in neutral, an Illinois tollway plan to extend Route 53 north has regained its mojo with a twist. There's a new name, the Tri-County Access project, and it'...
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Tollway meeting canceled due to lack of quorumMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Officials and visitors assembled for an Illinois tollway board meeting Thursday morning were out in record time. That wasn't because of a light agenda. Rather, the absen...
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No bridges built in suburbs like one that collapsedMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - State transportation and tollway officials said the construction method used for the bridge that collapsed in Florida Thursday was not used for any spans built in the su...
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Why Route 53 extension study now includes McHenry, Cook countiesMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - A study to determine the feasibility of extending Route 53 into Lake County has been rebranded to reflect a broader range of possibilities to ease traffic congestion. In...