Articles filed under Transportation
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Aurora closing Highland Avenue for three weeksSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - A stretch of Highland Avenue in Aurora will be closed for roughly three weeks beginning Wednesday, Sept. 3, between Prairie Street and Kensington Place as crews work to ...
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Tollway offers I-PASS incentives, discountsSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - In an effort to whip up enthusiasm for I-PASS, the Illinois tollway is dropping certain costs for new customers just in time for the opening of a new interchange at the ...
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How to build I-290 bridge with 80,000 cars a day?Sep 01, 2014 8:00 am - The bridge-in-progress, now little more than girders resting on concrete, stretches out over a live roadway, looking from a distance like a child's half-finished Erector...
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Illinois to spend another $102M on high-speed railSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - The state of Illinois will spent $102 million to build a bridge over the Kankakee River along with other improvements as part of high-speed rail upgrades between Chicago...
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Inbound Kennedy Expressway lanes reopen after semi crashSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - The inbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway have been reopened after an overturned semi completely shut down traffic and injured one person, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. ...
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5 things to know about driving on marijuanaSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The legalization of recreational marijuana in two states - Colorado and Washington - and medical marijuana in more than 20 others has raised concern that th...
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Will traffic deaths rise as states legalize pot?Sep 01, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic ...
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Midlothian Road resurfacing in MundeleinAug 31, 2014 1:01 am - The pavement resurfacing of Midlothian Road from Route 176 to south of Winchester Road in Mundelein will begin Tuesday, Sept. 2. The project consists of asphalt pavement...
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Algonquin Bypass slated to open ThursdayAug 29, 2014 11:00 pm - The long-awaited Algonquin Bypass project that has been in the works for three years now will open Thursday, Sept. 4, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced Saturday. The $8...
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Highway interchange named for former Chicago mayorAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - A highway interchange near downtown Chicago has been named for former Mayor Jane Byrne. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the new name Friday afternoon for what's known as the C...