Articles filed under Tollways
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Penalized engineering firm sues IDOT officerJun 26, 2012 2:30 pm - A Chicago-based engineering firm that’s received millions from state agencies fought back Tuesday against suspensions imposed in the wake of a harsh audit that found acc...
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They make cents, but do toll rates make sense?Jun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - If I think about toll rates for too long it hurts my brain. Consider the following: Ÿ If you drive the full length of each tollway, the Reagan Memorial (I-88) and Jane A...
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Open house for Barrington Road/I-90 interchangeJun 24, 2012 4:44 pm - The Village of Hoffman Estates, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois tollway will hold an open house regarding a Barrington Road interchange at the...
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Tri-State is toll system’s top breadwinnerJun 18, 2012 10:45 am - From the industrial sprawl at the Indiana border to the bucolic Lake County greenery that signals the approach of Wisconsin, the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80) tell...
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Former tollway contractor now on the outsJun 15, 2012 9:39 pm - The Illinois tollway Friday slapped a three-year suspension on a contractor it has paid millions to for engineering and construction management work and whose executives...
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It's go time for Rt. 47 interchange construction workJun 13, 2012 4:00 pm - Construction crews start preparations Thursday on a $69 million Route 47 interchange project that will open the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) to the west for Huntley area r...
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States looking to new tolls to pay for highwaysJun 01, 2012 2:27 pm - WASHINGTON — Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay. With Congress unwilling ...
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Green Oaks may have solution to noisy stretch of Tri-State TollwayMay 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Widening the Tri-State Tollway through Lake County may have made traveling easier, but the improvements came with an unwanted byproduct for some residents in Green Oaks....
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Yes, and no to tolling freeways ... but mostly noMay 28, 2012 5:30 am - So tell me how you really feel about converting tollways into freeways. I kid. Actually, I received an explosion of emails, none of them neutral on this hot topic. As a ...
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Police out in force for holiday weekendMay 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Oh, to be young and eager to hand out your first speeding ticket. Illinois State District 15 Police Capt. Joseph Perez cautioned speeders and scofflaws this week that o...