Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Illinois Tollway is advising motorists to take extra caution while out and about today.
The Illinois Tollway is advising drivers to travel with caution and only if necessary today in response to continuing rain and potential for roadway flooding across the 286-mile system of roads serving 12 counties in Northern Illinois. The Illinois Tollway’s Traffic Operations Center is open and fully staffed with operators and roadway supervisors coordinating with state and local officials to manage this weather event. All of the Illinois Tollway’s roadways are open at this time, including the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I- 294/I-80), the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90), the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88) and the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355). However, lanes may be reduced in some areas due to localized flooding, particularly during …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Construction contracts approved last week include a major ramp construction projects for the new Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange, according to a press release from the Illinois Tollway.
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors last week approved 13 new construction contracts totaling $70.9 million. "Dollars spent on infrastructure translate into increased opportunities for businesses and workers here in Illinois," said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur in a press release. "We are pleased to be able to leverage these major investments to help jump start the regional economy.” Construction contracts approved last week include a major ramp construction projects for the new Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange and 10 unbundled contracts with values below $5 million, according to the Illinois Tollway press release. New contracts awarded last week include: A $43.6 million for two contracts to Lorig …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The changes will be made as part of the I-90 rebuilding and widening project.
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Thursday, March 21
The Illinois Tollway Finance Administration Operations Committee on Wednesday recommended approval of an intergovernmental agreement authorizing the village of Hoffman Estates to begin engineering plans for improvements to the Barrington Road Interchange as part of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project. Under the agreement, the Tollway will oversee construction of a new Barrington Road Bridge carrying traffic over I-90 in partnership with Hoffman Estates, which will take the lead on final engineering and design plans. In addition, the Tollway will contribute an estimated $1.75 million toward the plan costs. This agreement is consistent with the Tollway’s Interchange and Roadway Cost Sharing Policy …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A winter storm advisory is in effect for McHenry County through 9 p.m tonight.
Like" Crystal Lake-Cary Patch on Facebook | Get daily updates and breaking news alerts with our newsletter | Start a blog It could be a treacherous commute for many taking to area roads this evening. Roadway conditions continue to worsen as heavy snow falls and strong winds whip through the area. A winter storm advisory remains in effect through 9 p.m. tonight for McHenry County. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, 5.5 inches of snow had fallen in Bull Valley in McHenry County with 2.1 inches of snow falling in one hour, according to the National Weather Service. As much as four inches of snow has been reported in Elgin, according to Tom Sklling's Facebook page. Motorists were reporting white-out and blizzard conditions, accidents and …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Illinois Tollway monitoring conditions and is ready to mobilize snowplows but has driving tips for motorists.
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Wednesday, February 6
The Illinois Tollway is mobilizing all available resources to keep roadways clear as rain this afternoon is expected to turn into snow at the start of this evening’s rush hour and continue into the night. “Drivers should build in some extra travel time tonight as rain turning to snow is expected to slow down this evening’s commute,” said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. “As always, we remind our customers to use caution and leave room for snow plows to do their job.” Illinois Tollway staff has been monitoring conditions throughout the day and is prepared to mobilize snowplows and other equipment as needed when the weather begins to change. The Tollway’s Snow Operations Center is open, staffed with traffic center …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Construction of Elgin O’Hare Western Access Expansion means the roadway will actually go to O’Hare someday and will improve access from the suburbs to the airport.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Elgin-O’Hare Expressway has always perplexed people since the road doesn’t go anywhere near O’Hare International Airport. But that will change with the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of the Elgin-O’Hare Western Access Project. The Illinois Tollway and the Illinois Department of Transportation received word Wednesday that a plan to expand the expressway has been approved by the federal agencies, according to a release. Those federal agencies issued a Record of Decision, the final step in the federal review of the project’s environmental impact, for the $3.4 billion project. It is part of the Illinois Tollway’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Tollway filing its first administrative judgements in circuit court today.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
The Illinois Tollway today announced plans to pursue its worst toll violators by filing lawsuits against them in court. “We are sending a clear and strong message to these chronic violators who use the Tollway regularly without paying: ‘Your time is up,’” said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. “Anything less would be unfair to the 98 percent of Tollway customers who pay their tolls on time.” The Tollway began filing administrative judgements in circuit court today, Friday, Sept. 7. Up to this point, the Illinois Tollway has sent these violators at least five notices, called them at least four times and offered them multiple opportunities to enter a settlement agreement with the option to use a payment plan to settle …
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Chicago Sun-Times reports on the idea presented to the Illinois Tollway this week.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
The Metropolitan Planning Council is floating an idea of charging drivers on the Illinois Tollway to avoid traffic, the Sun-Times reports. The Tollway awarded contracts this week for a construction project to widen and rebuilt Interstate 90 from O’Hare International Airport to Rockford. During the project, the tollway could use a “congestion pricing,” the Sun-Times Reports. Commuters will be dealing with lots of construction on the roadways this summer, including the full-interchange project at I-90 and Route 47 in Huntley.
Construction activity restricted to prevent mpact on traffic; temporary lane closures suspended.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
The good news is the Illinois Tollway is restricting construction activity this Memorial Day weekend. The bad news the roads will be jam packed with about 7 million motorists. The Tollway expects approximately 7 million vehicles will travel the Tollway system this Memorial Day holiday beginning today through Tuesday and is reminding customers to drive safely when traveling in construction work zones throughout the Illinois Tollway system. The Tollway expects the heaviest travel on Friday when nearly 1.6 million vehicles are projected to be on the road. On an average day, about 1.4 million vehicles use the Tollway. The Tollway is restricting construction activity and suspending all temporary construction lane closures over the holiday …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Illinois Tollway provides winter driving reminders for those taking to the roadways this evening and Friday.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Illinois Tollway is preparing to mobilize its full fleet of 183 snowplows in response to the snowfall expected to begin early this evening and continue into Friday morning. The Tollway's Snow Operations Center will be open this afternoon to manage the agency's systemwide response. "The Illinois Tollway is ready to handle the snow expected to begin early this evening throughout our system," said Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur. "It is possible that this storm could impact drivers this evening as well as tomorrow's morning rush hour, so we ask our customers to drive safely and allow enough time to arrive at their destinations." To respond to this weather event, the Illinois Tollway will have a full complement of more …
