Articles filed under Tollways
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Tollway awards nearly $1B in construction work this yearDec 22, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Directors of Illinois' toll highways have approved five more construction contracts totaling $20 million. The Illinois Tollway board of director...
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Why you should buy an I-Pass transponder before 2018Dec 21, 2017 12:00 am - The new year will bring a financial penalty for I-PASS customers who drive through tolls without a transponder or who neglect to properly mount transponders in their veh...
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New I-90/Route 25 park-n-ride readyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Pace debuted a new park-n-ride station at the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) and Route 25 in Elgin Monday intended to reduce traffic by encouraging drivers to hop on the bus...
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Elmhurst man dies after his vehicle strikes I-294 medianDec 17, 2017 12:00 am - A 57-year-old Elmhurst man died early Saturday from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle car crash on I-294 after he failed to negotiate a curve on the tollway near ...
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'Give them distance' campaign seeks to protect stopped cars with hazard lightsDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois tollway equipment operator John Wagner watched aghast as a speeding car smacked into his truck parked on the shoulder of I-90 just two feet from where he and a ...
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How to know if your transponder works - and other transportation questionsDec 04, 2017 4:30 am - Are left-turn arrows safety nets or Trojan horses? Must your transponder be plastered on your windshield exactly to exact tolls? And are those double letters on the new ...
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Tollway awards $157M contract despite conflict of interest concernsNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois tollway directors on Wednesday approved a controversial $157 million, 10-year contract with engineers Omega & Associates that has sparked concerns about potenti...
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Professional services need competitive biddingNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - For such a big industry, the road construction business in Illinois seems awfully close-knit. That's one take-away from an Illinois tollway decision Wednesday to award a...
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Three members of tollway board have links to contractor seeking 10-year dealNov 27, 2017 4:30 am - Connections between Illinois tollway directors and an engineering firm poised to secure a lucrative 10-year contract are raising questions about the potential for confli...
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Gurnee interchange work mostly finishedNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Officials at the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority say most of the work at the Grand Avenue Interchange in Gurnee has been completed, with the exit ramp from westbou...