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Roadbuilding
Illinois releases 6-year, $8.4 billion highway improvement plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to spend $8.4 billion on roads in the next six years, but itās not enough to prevent what IDOT expects to be a ārapid deteriorationā of the stateās roads. IDOT plans to focus the majority of the money on maintaining the stateās 1,431 miles of highway and 357 bridges, [ā¦]
May 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois DOT launches month-long infrastructure needs listening tour
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has teamed up with the Illinois Capital Development Board (ICDB) to tour the state with a series of listening sessions to gather a list of infrastructure needs to present recommendations to Gov. Bruce Rauner later this year. Updated schedules for the month-long tour are available at www.idot.illinois.gov. āWith a [ā¦]
April 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway committee approves funding up to $993 million for Route 53/120 project
A committee formed by theĀ Illinois Tollway (IT) approved funding recommendations that could generate between $745 million and $993 million for the Illinois Route 53/120 extension project. According to an IT release, the committee, convened by the tollway for the project, also recommends IT proceed with studies covering the environmental and engineering aspects of the project, [ā¦]
March 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway begins second phase of I-90 widening project
This week the Illinois Tollway (IT) is shifting traffic on the eastern side of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway between the Elgin Toll Plaza and Tri-State Tollway to prepare a work zone for the second phase of the Interstate 90 Rebuilding and Widening Project. The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway is a section of I-90 and [ā¦]
March 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway to invest $1.63 billion for transportation infrastructure in 2015
Illinois Tollway plans to spend $1.63 billion onĀ transportation infrastructure improvements in 2015 as part of its $12 billion capitalĀ program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future, the organizationĀ announced February 26. Illinois Tollway operates and maintains 286 miles of interstate tollways in 12Ā counties in northern Illinois. The 15-year Move Illinois program began in 2012 andĀ is [ā¦]
February 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
IDOT revises highway improvement program
Earlier in the year the Illinois Department of Transportationās Fiscal Year 2015 Highway Improvement Program was going to provide $1.839 billion of its $8.609 billion for highways in the FY 2015-2020 Proposed Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program. That has since changed. This spring the General Assembly has passed an additional $1 billion of bond funding for [ā¦]
August 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois DOTās new Human Capital Strategic Plan aims to address skills gap
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is aiming to address a projected skills gap with a new Human Capital Strategic Plan. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider released the plan on Wednesday and, according to an IDOT press release, the plan is intended to āhelp create and foster a skilled, knowledgeable workforce that can meet [ā¦]
June 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pushes to prioritize Illiana Expressway
The Illiana Expressway ā a 47-mile tollway between Indiana and Illinois ā could be made a top priority in Illinois if Gov. Pat Quinnās efforts are successful, NBC Chicago reports. Quinn wants the $1.5 billion project to be placed at the top of the funding list under a proposed bill that the Illinois Department of [ā¦]
May 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois, Oregon DOTs aim to protect workers in highway construction zones
[Correction: This article previously reported that the Ohio DOT produced the safety video mentioned below. It has been edited to reflect the correct agency, Oregon DOT.] The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have each implemented new strategies to improve safety in highway construction zones. Related: Did you participate [ā¦]
May 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illiana Corridor deemed eligible to apply for TIFIA loan; Loan could finance one-third of project
Illiana Corridor officials yesterday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has deemed the project eligible to apply for a federal loan that could finance up to one-third of the project. If the loan is approved, it would be provided through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) at a reduced interest [ā¦]
March 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois launches āDrop It and Driveā campaign to educate drivers about new hand-held cell phone ban
Drivers in Illinois caught using using a cellphone without a hands-free device (except in an emergency) such as speakerphone or headsets that feature voice-activated or one-digit dialing are ticketed and fined from $75 up to $150 for repeat offenses, with eventual suspension of their driverās licenses after a new state law took effect on Jan. [ā¦]
March 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Evolving Overlays
Thinner concrete for preserving pavements is evolving.
September 9, 2013
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