Articles filed under Tollways
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Summer blockbuster — here’s your 2024 construction season previewApr 22, 2024 5:30 am - In one corner: The Illinois tollway is rebuilding I-294, the busiest road in the system, and constructing an interstate from scratch. In the other corner: The Illinois De...
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‘I’m begging you’: Distraught tollway workers ask board, Pritzker to avert potential layoffsApr 18, 2024 6:44 pm - Illinois tollway employees packed the boardroom Thursday, some of them in tears, as they implored agency leaders to keep their jobs intact. SEIU Local 73 members, who inc...
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More lanes on Eisenhower? Extend Route 390 west? Tollway starting to make plans for futureApr 15, 2024 5:30 am - After myriad brainstorming sessions, hearings and fiery debate, the Illinois tollway board approved a controversial rate hike for its supersized Move Illinois program in ...
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Tollway to update plazas for barrier-free travelFeb 26, 2024 5:56 pm - Illinois tollway drivers will experience fewer barriers and more streamlined trips this year as the agency updates its toll plazas. The tollway switched to a permanent al...
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The Central Tri-State Tollway is getting smarter with addition of digital messagingFeb 26, 2024 5:30 am - Beaten down by continual construction on the Central Tri-State Tollway? There is digital light at the end of the tunnel coming this year as the tollway begins to install...
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Got transponder fatigue? New tollway stickers are now at customer service centers, coming to Jewel and online in FebruaryJan 26, 2024 4:47 pm - I-PASS users looking to upgrade their hard-case transponders can now replace them with new sticker tags, Illinois tollway leaders said Friday. Sticker tags are currently ...
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‘One of the most important infrastructure projects in the country’: What’s next with I-490, Route 390Jan 09, 2024 5:23 am - Illinois tollway officials Monday predicted major progress in 2024 on a game-changing project. The agency is building a new toll road (I-490) around O’Hare’s western fl...
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‘Next generation’ of tollway transponders is ... a sticker. Here’s what you need to knowJan 08, 2024 6:35 am - This year marks the start of the Illinois tollway’s transition to I-PASS sticker tags instead of the familiar hard-case transponder. The new technology is cheaper and sm...
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Tollway expands Move Illinois programDec 16, 2023 5:30 am - Complex I-490 work, revamped toll plazas among needs
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Thanksgiving travel outlook: Lower gas prices, busy Wednesday on toll roadsNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - After months of punishing gas prices, Thanksgiving road trippers are getting a break and it could continue, AAA predicted. "While there could be some fluctuations in the...