Illinois Tollway seeking firms for 15-year, $12 billion Move Illinois program

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 01, 2012

The Illinois Tollway is seeking firms to provide planning, design, construction management and technical services for 12 new contracts associated with its 15-year, $12 billion capital program Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The contracts will provide for nearly ...

Illinois Tollway, Illinois DOT holding town hall meeting for Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 interchange project

Staff Report - Sep 10, 2012

Chicago Southland community members are invited to stop by a town hall meeting on Thursday, September 13, in Midlothian and learn more about construction underway on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange Project. Participants will also be able to register to receive ...

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 ...

Illinois Tollway ready to mobilize full fleet of snowplows

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 02, 2012

The Illinois Tollway is prepared to mobilize its full fleet of 183 snowplows in response to the snowfall expected to begin this afternoon and continue into the nighttime hours. The Tollway’s Snow Operations Center opened this afternoon to manage the ...

Illinois Tollway redesigns website for mobile devices, accessibility

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 05, 2011

The Illinois Tollway has redesigned its website, which is now fully accessible from mobile devices and offers improved navigation and layout. There is now 24/7 access to the most frequently used customer services, including I-PASS account information and the ability to ...

RoadWorks

Better Roads Staff - Nov 13, 2011

Who’s Cleaner on the Job? It’s Hybrid vs. Diesel Scientists at the University of California-Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles. The two-year project, which is being funded ...

IL Tollway 2012 tentative budget: $607 million for capital projects

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 20, 2011

The Illinois Tollway on Oct. 19 presented the 2012 tentative budget to the Board of Directors’ Finance Administration Operations Committee, providing $607 million for capital projects, including $241 million for the first year of the agency’s new 15-year capital program ...

Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association gives Contractor of the Year Awards

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 13, 2010

The Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) hosted its 2010 Contractor of the Year Awards on December 9, the. state’s largest gathering of transportation design and construction professionals. The ceremony is an opportunity for those who have achieved ...