Articles filed under Tollways
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Kane committee favors full I-88/Rt. 47 interchangeFeb 21, 2012 12:00 am - The Kane County Board's transportation committee lent its voice Tuesday to those asking for a full interchange to be built at Interstate 88 and Route 47. It recommended ...
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Consensus near on Route 53 extension?Feb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It was a daylong meeting with multiple handouts, expert testimony, myriad graphics and maps. So I'll try to summarize in a paragraph. The Illinois Tollway is convening e...
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Mayors clamor for revival of western access to O'HareFeb 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Western access to O'Hare International Airport was the reason DuPage County nine years ago reversed its long-running opposition to airport expansion. In exchange, there ...
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Tollway, IDOT want to fix Tri-State, I-90 merge congestionJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - It lacks a catchy name such as the “Hillside Strangler,” but the infamous bottleneck where the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) meets the Kennedy Expressway by Rosemont is jus...
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Are bus lanes more realistic than a STAR line?Jan 20, 2012 4:00 am - It is one job of government to dream, to conceive of economic development regions, housing developments and public parks, buildings and highways. But does it really have...
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Snow socks the suburbs againJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - January's second major snowstorm had a powerful impact on both road and air traffic Friday. More than 700 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and 100 a...
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Director: Bigger isn't better for tollway construction projectsJan 18, 2012 10:00 pm - As the Illinois tollway gears up for a $12 billion construction program, super-sized contracts should be avoided, one official contends. By splinting megaprojects into s...
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Do fast buses on I-90 mean falling STAR line?Jan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Bus rapid transit along I-90 could be combined with plans for an express lane, but first it will cost $782,226 to study the concept. The Illinois tollway and Regional Tr...
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Suburbanites swap tales of toll avoidanceJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - You are the 4.5 percent. There's suburbanite Therese Davis, who has turned to Roosevelt Road instead of I-88 to reach work in Oak Park. Lake County's Pam Eidmann cuts s...
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Tollway boycott? Doable but not painlessJan 09, 2012 4:30 am - My I-PASS is sulking. “Use me,” it seems to say, pouting. “You love to speed along on I-355. What's with this inferior road? What's with the stoplights? And the potholes...