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2003 Press Releases


  • December 29, 2003 CHICAGO, IL -- Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Tim Martin announced today the first meeting of the recently created Dan Ryan Taskforce, which will convene in early January 2004. 
  • December 8, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Close to a dozen transportation officials from China recently toured IDOT's ComCenter and Transportation Systems Center based in District One, on December 2, 2003.
  • December 4, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Department's hotline has received 371 calls from the public as of December 1, 2003. The hotline was established for the public to report abuse of state work time and vehicles, as well as to report on the good things IDOT employees are doing.
  • November 7, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking consultants for 17 highway projects across the state. Pre-qualified consultants will be selected on January 21, 2004. Statements of interest are due November 20, 2003.
  • November 7, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on November 7, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included were two aeronautics projects and two land reclamation projects. Following is a list of the projects and the apparent low bidders:
  • November 4, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Department's hotline has received 322 calls from the public as of November 1, 2003. The hotline was established for the public to report abuse of state work time and vehicles, as well as to report on the good things IDOT employees are doing.
  • October 29, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has chosen the following consultant firms to provide services for the Department as advertised in the Professional Transportation Bulletin 129.
  • October 16 , 2003 SCHAUMBURG – The Kennedy Expressway reversible lanes will be closed for overnight repairs between the Edens Expressway junction and Addison Street on Saturday October 18th, from 1:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
  • October 8 , 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on November 7, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included is one aeronautics project and two land reclamation projects.
  • September 4, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- A $1.5 million shoulder repair project starting on September 4 is the first small step being taken to prepare the Dan Ryan expressway (I-94/I-90) for a massive reconstruction effort over the next few years.
  • September 3, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking consultants for 18 highway projects across the state. Consultants will be selected on October 29.
  • Chicago, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation and its partner agencies will hold a Vendor Information Fair and Expo on Thursday, September 18, 2003 at the Hyatt McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL. The Fair is designed to promote outreach, develop working relationships, gain information, and establish contacts and resources to enhance future business opportunities within IDOT.
  • August 26, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on September 19, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included are 11 aeronautics projects and three land reclamation projects.
  • August 21, 2003 Springfield, IL -- The Department's hotline has been operational for just over two months and so far 206 calls have been received from the public. The hotline was established for the public to report abuse of state work time and vehicles, as well as to report on the good things IDOT employees are doing.
  • August 14, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has selected consultants for 32 highway projects across the state.
  • August 11, 2003 COLLINSVILLE, IL, August 5, 2003 - The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that between Tuesday, August 12, 2003, and Thursday, August 14, 2003, Chain of Rocks Road in Mitchell, IL, will be closed to all vehicular traffic at the Alton and Southern Railroad crossing.
  • August 1, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on August 1 for various road and bridge improvement projects throughout the state. Also included were 19 aeronautics projects and one land reclamation project.
  • July 28, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The Ruby Street Bridge in downtown Joliet is scheduled to open by the morning of July 31, weather permitting.
  • July 22, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Local residents, shoppers and area commuters who travel on the Edens Expressway will soon encounter road construction and travel delays as repair work gets underway on the southbound entrance and exit ramps at Old Orchard Road, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today.
  • July 21, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The ongoing project to improve I-290 / IL 53 in the northwest suburbs reaches an important milestone on July 23 as a traffic switch signals the start of the reconstruction of the southbound lanes.
  • July 15, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Weekend motorists traveling northbound on I-57 will face a traffic bottleneck and lengthy delays beginning July 18th-21st, and continuing again the following weekend, July 25th-28th as construction crews complete bridge repair work at the Dan Ryan ramp, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today.
  • July 8, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking consultants for 30 highway projects across the state. The consultants will be selected on August 13.
  • July 8, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on August 1, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects throughout the state. included are 19 aeronautics projects and one land reclamation project.
  • June 25, 2003 ELIZABETH, IL -- At the Apple River Fort, directly off Route 20, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced $20 million has been earmarked in the state’s next fiscal year budget to continue efforts to widen U.S. Route 20 – Glacier Shadow Pass -- in northwestern Illinois to four lanes from Freeport to Galena.
  • June 25, 2003 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 Fourth of July holiday weekend.
  • June 17, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On June 19, weather permitting, a project to replace the Wilmington / River Road bridge over I-55 will begin and will require a full closure of the bridge.
  • June 17, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On the night of June 17, the ongoing project to resurface a 13-mile section of I-57 through Will County will begin Stage II construction-four months of night work.
  • June 13, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on June 13, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included were 21 aeronautics projects, two land reclamation projects and one water resource project.
  • June 2, 2003 CHICAGO, IL -- Tim Martin, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), today unveiled a new initiative to crackdown on employee abuse of state time and vehicles. The initiative calls for bumper stickers and placards to be placed on every IDOT vehicle.
  • May 27, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Major improvements get underway Tuesday morning, May 27th on the 13.4 mile stretch of I-57 that runs through Will County, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today.
  • May 27, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has selected consultants for 32 highway projects across the state.
  • May 21, 2003 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 Memorial Day weekend.
  • May 19, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on June 13, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included are 21 aeronautics projects, two land reclamation projects and one water resource project.
  • April 30, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- A project to resurface a section of I-55 in west suburban Cook County will get under way beginning Thursday night, May 1.
  • April 29, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on April 25, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects throughout the state. Also included were 28 aeronautics projects, two land reclamation projects and one water resource project.
  • April 14, 2003 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 during the Easter holiday period.
  • April 14, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking consultants for 34 highway projects across the state. Consultants will be selected on May 21.
  • April 9, 2003 CHICAGO, IL -- Construction season is about to be in full swing across Illinois, and orange construction cones and signs will soon be a familiar sight on city streets and state highways.
  • April 9, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- New highway maps for 2003-2004 are now available to the public, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced.
  • April 9, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the scheduled closure of two ramps on I-57 beginning Monday morning, April 14, as part of the ongoing rehabilitation work underway on the northbound lanes of the expressway.
  • April 3, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -– Motorists on I-57 soon will be changing lanes as major traffic reconfigurations are scheduled to be unveiled the weekend of April 5th-6th the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today.
  • April 3, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -– The fifth annual spring statewide highway litter pick-up day will be held Saturday, April 12, 2003, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Adopt-A-Highway groups from around the state will be out picking up trash from Illinois roadways.
  • March 27, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on April 25, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects throughout the state. Also included are 28 aeronautics projects, two land reclamation projects and one water resource project.
  • March 24, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Orange traffic cones, lane closures, reduced speed zones and construction crews all will be familiar sights as construction gets underway on I-57 March 29th, the Illinois Department of Transportation warned today.
  • March 17, 2003 VERMILION COUNTY, IL -- The Paris District Office of the Illinois Department of Transportation announces that work is scheduled for 9 miles of resurfacing on Interstate 74 from US 150 east to the Indiana state line in Vermilion County. The project includes milling and resurfacing of both lanes in each direction, and resurfacing the interchange ramps at "G" Street, Illinois 1, Bowman Avenue and Lynch Road at Danville. Other work includes upgrading the guardrail and safety related items.
  • March 7, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on March 7, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included were 24 aeronautics projects and one land reclamation project.
  • March 7, 2003 PEORIA, IL -- Reconstruction of Illinois 8 in East Peoria will be under way this week and motorists are advised to be alert to lane closures and changing traffic patterns.
  • March 7, 2003 PARIS, IL -- The Paris District announces that work is scheduled for 2.5 miles of U.S. 51 from Shafer Street in Forsyth to south Interstate 72 in Decatur.
  • March 6, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has selected consultants for 22 highway projects across the state. The firms were selected by a special committee on March 5.
  • March 4, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The estimated 121,300 motorists who utilize I-57 daily can expect lengthier commuting times as the Illinois Department of Transportation begins the second and final year of major rehabilitation work on this south side and south suburban expressway Monday morning, March 17.
  • February 27, 2003 Dixon, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation, located in Dixon, announces an update to the public regarding the construction status for roadway improvements underway on I-74 from John Deere Road (IL 5) to Airport Road in Moline which began September 12, 2001.
  • February 26, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- A major project to improve a four mile section of I-290 / IL 53 in the northwest suburbs starts March 1. The $62.3 million project will reconstruct the heavily traveled expressway from Thorndale Ave to Higgins Road (IL 72) in Schaumburg, Elk Grove, and Itasca.
  • February 21, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL--The upcoming 2003 road construction season will feature a wide variety of projects designed to preserve and improve the state highway system in the six-county Chicago region.
  • February 21, 2003 COLLINSVILLE, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the next study phase for a new transportation corridor in the southwestern Illinois metropolitan area is under way. Roughly 37 miles in length, the study area extends from the I-55/70 - US 40 interchange near Troy in Madison County, south and west through St. Clair County, to I-255 near Columbia in Monroe County.
  • February 11, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- On February 16, a $29.6 million road improvement project begins its second and final year of activity with ramp work at the interchange of I-80 at U.S. 45.
  • February 10, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL --With the goal of building a roadway that will last until near mid-century before major repairs are needed, the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin the reconstruction of I-290 / IL 53 March 1.
  • February 7, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation will open bids on March 7, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included are 24 aeronautics projects and one land reclamation project.
  • February 5, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking consultants for 22 highway projects across the state. The firms will be selected by a special committee on March 5.
  • January 31, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is providing additional roadway information to motorists to help them during times of inclement weather.
  • January 21, 2003 SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois Department of Transportation received bids on January 17, 2003 for various road and bridge improvement projects located throughout the state. Also included were two land reclamation projects.
  • January 9, 2003 SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The 2003 road construction season gets an early start when advance work begins in mid-January on the La Grange Road (US 12/20/45) reconstruction project located in the southwest suburbs.
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