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Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway awards $3.8 million in construction contracts in April

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved construction contracts valued at $3.8 million at its April meeting, bringing the yearly total for construction and engineering contracts to $132.9 million. Total construction and engineering projects approved by the Illinois Tollway for the Move Illinois program has reached closed to $4.3 billion since the program began in […]

May 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway partners with Morton Arboretum to create ‘Urban Forest’

The Illinois Tollway is partnering with the Morton Arboretum in an effort to expand tree canopy coverage by the tollway system. To recognize this, the agency will give away 15,000 tree seedlings at its Downers Grove headquarters and oases April 29, Arbor Day. The partnership will involve developing a landscape master plan for trees, shrubs […]

April 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

I-90 support beam collapse kills 1 worker, injures 3 in Chicago

One worker is dead and three others injured after a large beam fell from Interstate 90 in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines early Tuesday morning. According to a report from WLS TV, Illinois Tollway crews were in the process of removing beams from beneath a section of the highway over Touhy Avenue when the accident […]

April 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves 4 construction projects valued at $42.1 million

The Illinois Tollway for March has approved four projects valued at $42.1 million, bringing the contract value for 2016 to $129 million and the Move Illinois program total to $4.3 billion since it began in 2012. “The Illinois Tollway continues to offer opportunities to businesses of all types and sizes to participate in the Move […]

March 30, 2016

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

Illinois Tollway seeks bids for $45 million in engineering services for Move Illinois projects

The Illinois Tollway is looking for design and construction management firms to bid on 10 new contracts worth $45 million as part of the Move Illinois program. Submissions are due Feb. 9 and will be awarded in May, with work expected to begin this year. “The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating opportunities for firms […]

January 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway refinances series 2008B bonds, saves $50.9 million

The Illinois Tollway has issued $333 million of series 2016A fixed rate refunding bonds that refunded $350 million of its Series 2008B bonds. These bonds will mature in 16-17 years and will reduce the agency’s bond principal and interest payments during fiscal years 2016 through 2032 by $50.9 million. “Refinancing these bonds at this time […]

December 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves $165.9 million in construction and engineering contracts in November

The board of directors for the Illinois Tollway approved $162.4 million for seven construction contracts and $3.5 million for an engineering contract in the group’s November round of approvals. The approvals, which are part of the Move Illinois program, bring the total for the year to roughly $1.1 billion and more than $4.1 billion since […]

December 3, 2015

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

Roadbuilding

Construction worker pulls man from burning vehicle after Illinois work zone crash

An Illinois Tollway construction worker is being touted as a hero after pulling a man from a burning vehicle on Friday. According to the Elgin Courier-News, a box truck on Interstate 90 slammed into the back of a vehicle stopped in traffic and caused a three-vehicle crash inside a construction zone at about 4 a.m. near Hampshire. […]

August 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois awards $106 million in contracts related to Tri-State Tollway rebuilding project

The Illinois Tollway awarded $106 million in contracts last week in order to get planning underway for a project to rebuild the central portion of the Tri-State Tollway. The project, which would upgrade one of the busiest highways in the region, isn’t set for launch for another five years in order to get the project’s […]

July 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway seeks design, construction proposals for $109 million in Move Illinois contracts

The Illinois Tollway is seeking design and construction management services proposals for nine contracts estimated at $109 million for projects part of the Move Illinois program. “The Illinois Tollway’s Move Illinois Program continues to help move our state’s economy forward by investing billions in critical infrastructure projects, including $1.6 billion in capital projects this year […]

July 9, 2015