Illinois Tollways investing $922 million in capital projects this year

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 11, 2013

The Illinois Tollway plans to invest $922 million in capital projects in 2013, doubling the amount it spent in 2012, according to a new release issued on March 11. This includes funding for the second year of the agency’s 15-year, $12 ...

Illinois Tollway awards than $73 million in contracts

Staff Report - Mar 05, 2013

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors on Feb. 28 awarded three new construction contracts totaling $23 million and six new engineering contracts totaling $50.4 million for construction management and design services. More than $296.9 million in construction and engineering contracts have ...

Lanes shifted but open during $61 million IL-47 interchange construction project

Staff Report - Dec 31, 2012

Traffic on Illinois Route 47 has been shifted onto new pavement and a new bridge over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in time for the evening rush hour today, as part of the Illinois Tollway’s Illinois Route 47 Interchange ...

Does the ‘C’ in Chicago stand for corruption?

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 27, 2012

Looks like the "C" in Chicago really does stand for corruption. (For a whole web page on this, click here.) From corrupt governors (yes, the plural is correct — former Illinois governors Rod Blagojevich (trying to sell a Senate seat and ...

Illinois Tollway hosting open house for IL 47 interchange project

Staff Report - Sep 18, 2012

The Illinois Tollway and Del Webb’s Sun City will host a presentation and public open house for the Illinois Route 47 Interchange Project on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) on September 24 to provide business and community members with ...

Tri-Level Bridge opens ahead of schedule

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 28, 2012

Reconstruction of the ramp carrying traffic from the northbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) to the westbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in April. Now open to traffic, this ramp is the final piece of the $13 million Tri-Level Bridge Project. The ...

Illinois Tollway BOD approves $29 million in contracts

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 24, 2012

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved the award of two construction contracts worth $29 million for shoulder widening and advance work to prepare for the rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) scheduled to begin ...

Illinois Tollway approves nine contracts worth $172 million

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 26, 2012

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors on April 26 approved the award of nine contracts worth nearly $172 million for design and construction management services, including contracts to begin preparing for the reconstruction and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial ...

Illinois DOT holds public hearing on Elgin O’Hare West Bypass

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 18, 2012

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Tollway are hosting a public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Elgin O’Hare West Bypass (EOWB) Project tonight, April 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the ...

Illinois Tollway, University of Illinois study future bridge design, construction

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 04, 2012

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved a three-year intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) at the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana to study ways to reduce construction and maintenance costs and extend the life span ...

$112.6 million project Central Tri-State Tollway resurfacing began April 2

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2012

The Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Resurfacing Project between 95th Street in Oak Lawn, Ill., and Balmoral Avenue in Rosemont, Ill. began on April 2. Work includes roadway repairs and resurfacing the 19-mile section between 95th Street and Franklin Avenue in Franklin ...

$112.6 million project Central Tri-State Tollway resurfacing project begins April 2

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2012

The Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Resurfacing Project between 95th Street in Oak Lawn and Balmoral Avenue in Rosemont is scheduled to begin overnight on Monday, April 2. Work includes roadway repairs and resurfacing the 19-mile section between 95th Street and Franklin ...

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