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Will County seeks public input on 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Project
The Phase II Survey is available on the Will Connects 2040 project website now through October 10, 2015. Your assistance with encouraging...
Sep 17, 2015


As safety deadline looms, railroads look to Congress to avert shutdown
Ever since two serious Metra derailments in 2003 and 2005, the latter of which killed two passengers and cost millions in lawsuits,...
Sep 14, 2015


Portion of LaGrange Road project nearly complete
During an hour-long session — with more than 2,300 residents listening in and several asking questions — the mayor covered a range of...
Sep 14, 2015


IL Route 394/IL Route 1 Corridor Study complete and now available
Study Background The purpose of the IL Route 394/IL Route 1 Corridor study is to anticipate future transportation, land use and economic...
Sep 3, 2015


Randy Blankenhorn: State needs ‘big picture’ planning
Randy Blankenhorn, a veteran transportation expert who has been secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation for seven months,...
Sep 3, 2015


Metra moves forward with major rehab for Homewood station
The funding includes a $468,000 grant from the federal Surface Transportation Program, which was secured by Homewood through the South...
Aug 28, 2015


Metro Chicago has some of the most congested roads in the U.S.
Drivers in the northeastern Illinois-northwest Indiana region suffered the misery of 61 extra hours behind the wheel on average in 2014 —...
Aug 26, 2015


IDOT accepting applications for its Truck Access Route and Deficient Bridges Programs
The Department has proposed the Truck Access Route Program (TARP)Â continue to be funded in FY 2017 at its existing $7.0 million funding...
Aug 21, 2015


Aug. 7: Railroad hazmat emergency training
Cherry Valley, IL train derailment, June 2009 From the Union Pacific Railroad; please share with emergency responders, fire departments,...
Jul 27, 2015


Three Southland mayors to advise on Tri-State Tollway project
Three Southland mayors have been named to a planning council that will have input on a $1.7 billion project to reconstruct the Tri-State...
Jul 27, 2015


A chance to ‘Fly the Ford’ at Lansing Airport
The Ford Hangar at Lansing Municipal Airport was designed to house the same model plane. This week will be one of a few times in the last...
Jul 14, 2015


Whether or not to continue Illiana Tollway planning discussed by Beecher Board
…Erica Dodt of the Illinois Sierra Club addressed the board with regards to the llliana Tollway. She told the board that the villages,...
Jul 14, 2015


Chicago Heights Recognized for Eco-Friendly Street Resurfacing
Photo is courtesy of the City of Chicago Heights From the City of Chicago Heights web site: The City of Chicago Heights received special...
Jul 13, 2015


State threatens to withhold motor fuel funds from local governments
Spokesmen for the Illinois Department of Revenue and Department of Transportation confirmed Thursday that hundreds of thousands of...
Jul 10, 2015


Employment opportunity: SSMMA Deputy Executive Director for Transportation and Infrastructure
Position Description Individual reports to the Executive Director; has overall responsibility for the Association’s transportation...
Jul 2, 2015


Without Illiana, traffic solution shifts to Will County roads
Now that the controversial project appears to be dead, the burden to upgrade local roads to accommodate increasing truck traffic to and...
Jun 29, 2015


Flossmoor’s renovated Metra station is cause for celebration
Photo is courtesy of Tom Houlihan via Twitter. There was a party atmosphere Friday [6/26/15] as government and business leaders...
Jun 29, 2015


July 16-19: Experimental Aircraft Association rides available from Lansing Municipal Airport
The 1929 Ford Tri-motor, the first mass-produced American airliner, will be available for rides from the Lansing Municipal Airport from...
Jun 15, 2015


Make your community a Healthy HotSpot!
What is Healthy HotSpot? Healthy HotSpot is an initiative aiming to make suburban Cook County healthier one spot at a time through...
Jun 8, 2015
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