NIRPC passes Illiana Expressway

The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission on Thursday voted in favor of the Illiana Expressway by a 76 -20 weighted vote, waving through a massive road building project that could get underway as soon as 2015.

The vote means plans for the expressway can soon be submitted for final federal approvals and a search for private investors can kick into high gear…Please click here to read  Keith Benman’s story in the Times.