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2010 Press Releases

FEBRUARY

February 4, 2010
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police officials today announced details of their Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign in an effort to prevent impaired driving around the big game.

February 1, 2010
Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig announced today announced that a State winner has been chosen for the Real World Design Challenge. The Real World Design Challenge is a national education initiative that puts high school students alongside industry experts to gain engineering experience by developing a solution to a proposed challenge.

JANUARY

January 27, 2010
Governor Pat Quinn announced that construction will begin this April to completely reconstruct the north-south section of Chicago’s Wacker Drive. The three-year, $366 million project will result in more than 4,000 jobs to the area and will be maintained through the Chicago Department of Transportation.

January 19, 2010
Illinois Department of Transportation Recognized for Exceptional Sustainable Practices IDOT Makes Strides in Effort to Help Improve the Environment

January 11, 2010
Governor Pat Quinn was joined by Pekin city officials today to announce plans to complete a section of Veterans Drive in Pekin. The $30 million project, which is funded by the Illinois Jobs Now! plan, is expected to create approximately 250 construction jobs.

January 4, 2010
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announces the eastbound and westbound Spoon River rest area locations along I-74 at mile post 62 (12 miles east of Galesburg) will be temporarily closed, starting Tuesday, January 5th.

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