Tag: Veterans Memorial Tollway

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway urges July 4th drivers take caution in work zones, opens “safe phone zones”

The heaviest travel for the 4th of July holiday is expected on Tuesday, July 3, when nearly 1.9 million vehicles are projected to use the 294-mile system.

June 27, 2018

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts in 2017

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved five construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts totaling nearly $20.2 million at its December 21 meeting. And in all, the board approved nearly $936.5 million in contracts for 2017 for the tollway, an administrative agency of the State of Illinois. Of those 86 contracts, 78 were […]

December 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards 5 contracts valued at $10.3 million

The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved five contracts for construction and professional engineering services valued at $10.3 million at its April meeting. This brings the yearly total for approved contracts to nearly $107 million, and more than $4.6 billion since the Move Illinois program began in 2012. “The Illinois Tollway’s 15-year Move Illinois capital program is […]

May 1, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves $63.8 million in construction and engineering contracts

The Illinois Tollway’s board of directors approved 11 construction project contracts valued at $57.3 million along with a $6.5 million engineering service contract during its February meeting. The contracts are a continuation of the organization’s Move Illinois program, which has had more than $4.2 billion in contracts approved since its 2012 inception. For this year, Illinois […]

March 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

I-55 to see first P3 managed lane project in Illinois history

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced with members of the state general assembly a plan allowing the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to add at least one additional lane in each direction to a 25-mile stretch of Interstate 55 near Chicago using a public-private partnership (P3) agreement. IDOT is allowed to use P3 agreements only […]

February 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves $132.4 million in construction contracts

The Illinois Tollway recently approved $132.4 million in construction contracts, bringing the yearly total for construction and engineering projects approvals to $909 million. The approvals are part of the Move Illinois Program, which began in 2012 and has approved roughly $4 billion in contracts to date. The Illinois Tollway says the program has “created or […]

November 1, 2015