Articles filed under Tollways
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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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Tollway spat with Canadian Pacific heats up over land for O'Hare bypassDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: The caption credit indicating the source of the attached photograph has been corrected. On the heels of the Illinois tollway's prediction of dire eco...
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Rejected tollway engineers may come back - for six monthsDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - After previously dumping longtime consulting engineer AECOM Technical Services, Illinois tollway directors renewed a $8.5 million contract with the firm - for six months...
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I-90 reopens after crash near Barrington Road causes lane closures, injuryDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - A 48-year-old Florida man was injured Monday in a four-vehicle pileup on the Jane Addams Tollway near Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates, authorities said. The crash in...
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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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Feud over railroad land tollway wants for bypass could cost public 'millions'Nov 23, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders asked federal regulators to quickly confirm their right to acquire Canadian Pacific Railroad land needed for a toll road on O'Hare's western edg...
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Tolls not keeping drivers off Route 390Nov 21, 2016 4:00 am - They might flinch at the 20-cent-per-mile rates, but drivers still are using Route 390, Illinois' newest toll road. In August, a month after the former Elgin-O'Hare Exp...
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Meacham, Roselle ramps open on Addams tollway; what work is left?Nov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois tollway leaders opened up ramps on two key Jane Addams Tollway interchanges Friday as they race to keep their promise of finishing a massive project by the end ...
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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...
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New I-90 ramps opening at Meacham, Roselle roadsNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Dust- and delay-weary drivers on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) can celebrate a couple of victories this week as the Illinois tollway continues wrapping up a massive reb...