Articles filed under Transportation
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One killed, 30 injured in massive Colorado pileupMar 01, 2014 12:01 am - DENVER - Authorities say one person was killed and 30 others were injured in a giant pileup on Interstate 25 as a band of heavy snow moved through south Denver. Police s...
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Stop paying transit board members, state task force suggestsFeb 28, 2014 12:01 am - mpyke@dailyherald.com Eliminating pay for transit board members, changing funding formulas and requiring executives to guarantee that politics play no part in purchases ...
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Are potholes inevitable, or can we prevent winter misery?Feb 27, 2014 4:15 am - If you've had enough of pothole dodging this winter, brace yourself: Spring will usher in a pothole beatdown of record proportions, officials predict. “We anticipate hig...
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Water pipe relocation will cost residents up to $73 millionFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - A 30-year-old agreement leaves Northwest Cook County residents footing the bill for the up-to $73 million costs of relocating a massive pipe carrying Lake Michigan water...
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New signs in Elk Grove business parkFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - New traffic signs - including "Stop," "Yield" and "No Parking" - are being installed in Elk Grove Village's business park. The fabrication and installation of about 340 ...
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Northbound Route 43 to close:Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - A bridge deck replacement project on northbound Route 43 over southbound Route 41 is scheduled to begin Monday, March 3, weather permitting. In order to complete the wor...
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Where are the worst potholes in the suburbs?Feb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Northwest suburbs Pizza deliveryman Ricardo Marquez bought a new car last spring, so the 23-year-old is especially cautious when he makes his deliveries in an 8-mil...
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Obama seeking $300 billion for roads, railwaysFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $300 billion to update the nation's roads and railways. Obama plans to make the proposal Wednesday at the Uni...
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Mundelein ready to cut checks for Hawley Street landFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein officials are preparing to spend $202,400 for the land they need to widen a stretch of Hawley Street, village documents indicate. Offers have been made to the ...
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Hoffman Estates mayor touts new interchange, Sears Centre improvementsFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - The economic growth opportunities of a newly announced tollway interchange at Barrington Road and the continued strengthening of the Sears Centre Arena topped Hoffman Es...