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December 20, 2002 OTTAWA, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT) today announced that a Prairie Parkway study
that will evaluate the need for future transportation improvements
in northeastern Illinois will begin immediately.
- December 20, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that
highway construction work will be suspended, where possible, on state
highways to give motorists a break for the Christmas and New Year's
holidays.
- December 16, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on January
17, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located
throughout the state. Also included are two land reclamation projects.
- December 12, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation has selected consultants
for 25 projects across the state. The consultants were selected by
special committee on December 11.
- December 3, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation has launched a new web site
aimed at providing one-stop travel information to the public.
- November 27,
2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is
seeking consultants for 27 projects across the state. The consultants
will be selected by special committee on December 11.
- November 26, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- Illinois Transportation Secretary Kirk Brown today announced the
appointment of five district engineers to oversee highway operations in
various areas around the state. The new engineers have more than 100
years of combined transportation experience.
- November 25, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that
construction work on state highways will be suspended, where possible,
to give motorists a break for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- November 12, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL
-- The Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids on November 8,
2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout
the state. Also included were two aeronautics projects.
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October 11 , 2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On October 14, more than two
weeks ahead of schedule, motorists will be able to use all ramps at the
new and improved interchange between the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and
the Tri-State Tollway (I-294).
- October 11 , 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On October 15, weather permitting, motorists in the
northwest suburbs will have an easier commute during the morning rush
period when all lanes on I-290 / IL 53 open two weeks ahead of schedule.
- October 10 , 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open
bids on November 8, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement
projects located throughout the state. Also included are two aeronautics
projects.
- October 2 , 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL — The year-long project to rehabilitate the Franklin
Street Connector at the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and the Dan Ryan
Expressway (I-90/94) near Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood will come to
an end almost four weeks ahead of schedule.
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September 20, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation received bids on September 20, 2002 for various road and
bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included
were two aeronautics projects and two land reclamation projects.
- September 10, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking
consultants for 31 highway projects across the state. Consultants will
be selected by special committee on October 2.
- September 9,
2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The National Road in Illinois' has been
designated an All-American Road. Status as an All-American Road, is the
highest honor for a roadway in the United States.
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August 28, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation today announced that highway construction work will be
suspended, where possible, on state highways to give motorists a break
for the Labor Day weekend.
- August 27, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Motorists will experience nighttime lane closures on
northbound I-55 at South Grand Avenue in Springfield on Wednesday and
Thursday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
- August 22, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open
bids on September 20, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement
projects located throughout the state. Also included are two aeronautics
projects and two land reclamation projects.
- August 19, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Travel through Illinois will become safer this summer
as additional security equipment is installed in all of the state's
interstate rest areas.
- August 2, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids
on August 2, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects
located throughout the state. Also included were 18 aeronautics
projects, one land reclamation project and one water resource project.
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July 31 ,2002 YORKVILLE , IL -- Illinois Secretary of Transportation
Kirk Brown announced today the approval of a modified central corridor
through Grundy, Kendall and Kane counties for a future transportation
facility to serve regional traffic providing a link between Interstate
80 and Interstate 88.
- July 24 ,2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has
selected consultants for 26 highway projects across the state. The
consultants were selected by special committee on July 24.
- July 16 ,2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- During the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, a
six-week night resurfacing project is expected to begin on the Kingery
Expressway (I-80/94) in the south suburban communities of South Holland
and Lansing.
- July 9 ,2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open
bids on August 2, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects
located throughout the state. Also included are 18 aeronautics projects,
one land reclamation project and one water resource project.
- July 1 ,2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The ongoing $17.9 million interchange improvement
project for the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) at the Franklin Connector in
Chicago will next close a major ramp to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94).
- July 1, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Beginning the morning of Monday, July 8, traffic
congestion is expected to be heavy as lane closures will be in place for
the start of the advance work being done for next year's reconstruction
of I-290 / IL 53 in northwest suburban Chicago.
- July 2, 2002
DIXON. IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation, located in
Dixon, announces a PUBLIC MEETING to be held on July 2, 2002, at the
CHURCH HALL adjacent to St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 104 Church
Street in Arlington, IL, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to review the
ongoing construction and imminent road closures in two (2) locations on
IL 89 between LaMoille and Cherry.
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June 24, 2002 DIXON, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation, located in Dixon, announces an update to the public
regarding construction activities for roadway improvements underway on
I-74 from John Deere Road (IL 5) to Airport Road in Moline.
- June 19, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL --As the interchange improvement project for I-55 at the
Tri-State Tollway (I-294) moves into its final stage of construction
beginning this weekend, motorists will experience some major traffic
impacts as three ramps will be closed for reconstruction.
- June 17, 2002SPRINGFIELD,
IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids on June 14,
2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout
the state. Also included were 12 aeronautics projects and 5 land
reclamation projects.
- June12, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On the evening of June 16, weather permitting, work
will begin on the second half of the I-55 night resurfacing project in
the Chicago area.
- June11, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking
consultants for 26 highway projects across the state. The consultants
will be selected by special committee on July 24.
- June 10, 2002PEORIA,
IL -- Beginning Tuesday, June 11 and continuing through Thursday, June
13, the I-74 Murray Baker Bridge over the Illinois River at Peoria will
be reduced to one lane in each direction for bridge inspections.
- June 5, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is advising
motorists that flooding continues to force the closing of some roadways
in northwest Illinois.
- June 3, 2002
PEORIA, IL -- Traffic on Interstate 74 through Peoria will be stopped
periodically during the night on Tuesday (June 4) and Wednesday (June 5)
between University and Glendale to permit removal of steel beams for a
bridge reconstruction project.
- May 30, 2002
LEE/WINNEBAGO COUNTIES, IL -- Resurfacing of nearly 21 miles of
Interstate 39 from the Lee County line, just south of Rochelle, to
Baxter Road in Winnebago County will begin Monday, June 3. Also included
in this contract is the rehabilitation of 15 bridges on and over I-39
within the same section.
- May 30, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The rehabilitation of Interstate 55 between Clear
Lake Avenue and Sherman, and Sangamon Ave. east of I-55, is set to begin
on Monday, June 3.
- May 28, 2002PEORIA,
IL -- I-74 in Peoria will be reduced to one lane in each direction
beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, and continuing the rest of
the week.
- May 24, 2002
JEFFERSON COUNTY -- Illinois 15 at the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe
Railroad crossing southwest of Woodlawn, and west of Mt. Vernon, will be
closed to all traffic at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29th, for crossing
repairs.
- May 23, 2002The
Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that highway
construction work will be suspended, where possible, on state highways
to give motorists a break for the Memorial Day weekend.
- May 23, 2002
CLARK COUNTY, IL -- The newly reconstructed eastbound lanes of
Interstate from US 40 to the Indiana state line will be reopened to
traffic on Friday, May 24, as will the new eastbound ramps at the US 40
interchange.
- May 22, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL --Beginning the evening of Tuesday, May 28, weather
permitting, an $11.5 million night resurfacing project will get underway
for a 16-mile section of I-55 from Willow Springs Road in Countryside to
IL 126 in Plainfield.
- May 22, 2002 The
Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on June 14, 2002
for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the
state. Also included are 12 aeronautics projects and 5 land reclamation
projects.
- May 17, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has
selected consultants for 46 projects throughout the state. The
consulting firms were selected on May 15.
- May 17, 2002 KNOX
COUNTY, IL -- I-74 will be closed at exit 54, and traffic detoured, from
approximately 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19, for bridge beam
replacement.
- May 16, 2002
Paris, IL-- Resurfacing the Interstate 74 interchange ramps at St
.Joseph is scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 23, weather permitting.
- May 16, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On May 20, weather permitting, a major two-year $29.6
million project to improve US 45 at I-80 near Orland Park, Tinley Park
and Mokena will begin.
- May 10, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Governor George H.
Ryan today announced the northbound bridge on Interstate 55 over Lake
Springfield will open on Friday evening.
- May 1, 2002 BUREAU
COUNTY, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an
informational meeting in Princeton on May 23 to discuss the proposed
improvement of US 6.
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April 29, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation received bids on April 26, 2002 for various road and
bridge improvement projects throughout the state. Also included were 16
aeronautics projects and one water resource project.
- April 23, 2002
COOK COUNTY, IL -- On May 1, the $12.7 million project to reconstruct
the interchange of I-55 at the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) enters Stage II
with the six-week closure of the southbound I-55 ramp to northbound
I-294.
- April 16, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking
consultants for 46 projects throughout the state. The consulting firms
will be selected on May 15.
- April 16, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Adopt-A-Highway for a day! The Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT) announced today a statewide litter pick-up day
will be held Saturday, April 20.
- April 2, 2002
PEORIA, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has unveiled its
Web site and hotline for Upgrade 74, the rehabilitation of I-74 through
Peoria and East Peoria.
- March 28, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open
bids on April 26, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects
throughout the state. Also included are 16 aeronautics projects and one
water resource project.
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March 13, 2002 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY -- Work will begin on 10 miles of
Interstate 74 in Champaign County on Monday, March 18, and motorists are
advised there will be lane reductions and possible traffic slowdowns.
- March 11, 2002 ST.
CLAIR COUNTY, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
will hold a public informational meeting on April 4 to discuss adding
lanes to Interstate 64 in St. Clair County.
- March 11, 2002 ST.
CLAIR COUNTY, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
will hold a public informational meeting on April 4 to discuss adding
lanes to Interstate 64 in St. Clair County.
- March 11, 2002
ROCKFORD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold an
informational meeting in Rockford on April 2 to discuss the improvement
of Illinois 2.
- March 8, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received
bids on March 8, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects
throughout the state. Also included are 13 aeronautics projects and 3
land reclamation projects.
- March 4, 2002
COLLINSVILLE, IL -- Interstate 64 will be reduced to one lane in each
direction for pavement patching, resurfacing.
- March 4, 2002
GRUNDY COUNTY, IL -- Eastbound Interstate 80 from east of Morris in
Grundy County to the Will County line has been reduced to one lane of
traffic in preparation of the reconstruction of the westbound lanes.
- March 4, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- A year long reconstruction project beginning this
month will eventually bring congestion relief to motorists who use the
interchange between the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) and the Tri-State
Tollway (I-294).
- March 1, 2002
LAWRENCE COUNTY, IL -- Westbound US 50 in Lawrence County will be closed
and traffic detoured while six bridges are rehabilitated this
construction season.
- March 1, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has
selected consultants for 24 projects throughout the state. The
consulting firms were selected by a special committee on February 28.
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February 27, 2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- With funding from the Illinois
FIRST program, the Illinois Department of Transportation is ready to
begin yet another busy road construction season throughout the
six-county Chicago region.
- February 26, 2002
CLARK COUNTY, IL -- A 10-mile section of Interstate 70 in Clark County,
IL, at the Indiana border will be reduced to one lane in each direction
beginning Friday, March 1, when a $74 million reconstruction projects
begins.
- February 5, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open
bids on March 8, 2002 for various road and bridge improvement projects
throughout the state. Also included are 13 aeronautics projects and 3
land reclamation projects.
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January 29, 2002 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The Illinois Department of
Transportation announced today that while the mountain slopes and
sporting arenas of Salt Lake City are playing host to Olympic athletes
next month, the Illinois Department of Transportation's own world-class
team will be in Utah working to keep a major interstate highway free and
clear of any disruptive traffic incidents.
- January 23, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Illinois Transportation Secretary Kirk Brown
announced today the selection of Corridor E as the preferred alignment
for improvement of US 67 expressway between Jacksonville and Beardstown
setting the final piece of alignment for the Alton to Rock Island
expressway.
- January 18, 2002
COLLINSVILLE, IL -- Southbound I-55 between IL 43 and I-270 (mile post
19 to 22) will be closed to traffic periodically beginning Monday,
January 21 in order to remove and replace two overhead sign structures.
- January 17, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation recently
selected Contractors of the Year for 2001.The awards are broken down
between IDOT's District 1, which encompasses the six counties of
Northeastern Illinois, and downstate districts.
- January 16, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking
consultants for 24 projects throughout the state. The consulting firms
will be selected by a special committee on February 28.
- January 14, 2002
SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Commuters Tuesday morning (January 15) will feel the
initial impact of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s first
major expressway project of 2002: the $17.9 million reconstruction of
the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) / Franklin Connector from Cermak Road to
the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94).
- January 3, 2002
CHICAGO, IL --With the New Year hardly begun, the Illinois Department of
Transportation today announced its first major project for 2002 -- a
$17.9 million job to reconstruct the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) /
Franklin Connector from Cermak Road to the Dan Ryan Expressway
(I-90/94).
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