Image courtesy of Historic Bridges Starting Monday (10/16), the Cicero Avenue bridge over the Cal Sag Channel will close to traffic for...

The old 1920s-era Illinois Central trains — with their wicker bench seats, smoking cars and open windows during warm weather — could make...

The ITEP is designed to promote and develop alternative transportation options, including bike and pedestrian travel, along with...

Community Friendly Freight Mobility” study, they hailed it as the “first of its kind” in this area, one that should create regional...

The purpose of the Truck Access Route Program (TARP) is to help local governments upgrade roads to accommodate 80,000 pound truck loads....

Application Process and Deadline: Please send cover letter, résumé (not to exceed 5 pages) and full contact information by October 30,...

The 2017 Consolidated Appropriates Act authorizes $500 million for national infrastructure investment projects that will have an impact...

Read more. “On Track to Excellence” draft Strategic Plan, September 2017​​ Please email your comments to strategicplan@metrarr.com by...

Image courtesy of Google Maps. Two new restaurants may be coming to land near the corner of 175th and Halsted Streets in Homewood. The...

In 2016, Metra partnered with the RTA on a pilot project to provide midday express service on the Rock Island Line. The service added...

The unanimous vote at Tuesday’s board meeting came after officials earlier this year approved a contract with the union representing...

Image courtesy of Google Maps Work is underway on the next phase of streetscape improvements along Oak Forest’s Cicero Avenue business...

US Dept. of Transportation web site: The Infrastructure For Rebuilding America  (INFRA) program provides dedicated, discretionary funding...

Image courtesy of Google Maps A strip of sidewalk in south suburban Burnham has become the focus of a nearly four-year legal battle that...

Roundabout on 166th and Cottage Grove in South Holland, IL. Image courtesy of Robinson Engineering. While traffic roundabouts are...

The commuter rail service is also cutting midday express service between Chicago and Blue Island on its Rock Island Line after a yearlong...

Image courtesy of Metra Facing a tighter budget, the Metra board of directors on Wednesday decided to look within the agency for its next...

119th and Division Street in Blue Island/Image courtesy of Google …John Yonan, superintendent of the Cook County Department of...

175th and Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. Image courtesy of Google Tinley Park officials have approved an agreement with Cook County that...

Cook County will fund $7.2 million for the transportation-related projects, which span 42 municipalities, including the City of Chicago....