Articles filed under Tollways
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Construction revs up on Jane AddamsMar 13, 2013 1:46 pm - Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) drivers will see some dividends this year on higher tolls instituted in 2012 as construction to widen and reinvent the road kicks off. The Ill...
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Proposed hand-held ban puts distracted driving back in the hot seatMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Could this be the year a hand-held cellphone ban goes viral in Illinois? I won't hold my breath ... but I will track the progress of a House bill prohibiting drivers fro...
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Route 53 consultants’ contract draws criticismMar 04, 2013 6:09 pm - Illinois tollway leaders will spend $4 million for consultants who will develop a detailed plan to extend Route 53 north into Lake County, including surveying how much d...
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Tollway transponder perk continuing for now after rulingFeb 28, 2013 6:00 pm - Free rides for Illinois tollway employees will continue for the foreseeable future following a judge's recent ruling. About 75 percent of the Illinois State Toll Highwa...
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Talk of RTA, CMAP merger draws mixed reviewsFeb 25, 2013 4:30 am - Will SB 1594 seeking to combine CMAP and RTA pass the General Assembly or is it DOA? Sorry. Got a little acronym-heavy. Today's column is about a proposal to merge two o...
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Duckworth: Western O’Hare access tough sell, but doableFeb 21, 2013 12:46 pm - Western access to O’Hare International Airport requires more than a parking lot and a bus to distant terminals for it to work effectively, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth ...
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Tollway bows out of Illiana Expressway projectFeb 20, 2013 11:15 am - Illinois tollway leaders are content leaving the Illiana Expressway to the private sector for now. The timing isn’t right to adopt the project that Illinois and Indiana ...
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How much would you pay in tolls on Route 53 extension? Tollway wants to knowFeb 20, 2013 11:00 am - The Illinois tollway will spend $4 million to fine-tune plans for a Route 53 extension into Lake County, survey drivers and address a funding gap of up to $2.3 billion. ...
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Paying for express lane one route to avoiding gridlockFeb 05, 2013 4:46 pm - Paying to travel in an express lane could potentially save commuters from wasting time and gas idling their engines in traffic jams, experts say. A Texas A&M Transportat...
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Morning crash stalls traffic on Jane Addams tollwayJan 30, 2013 9:05 am - Traffic is moving again after an earlier accident closed multiple lanes on the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway near Elmhurst Road for a short time on Wednesday mo...