March 3, 2023
Via: Transport TopicsThe Illinois Trucking Association is among a business coalition whose leaders are calling on state lawmakers to change an outdated biometric state statute leading to frivolous lawsuits and safety concerns. In the 15 years since the Biometric Information Privacy Act […]
January 20, 2023
Via: AASHTO JournalThe Illinois Department of Transportation and the Chicago Department of Transportation recently signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will help “streamline and accelerate” deployment of safety measures on local roads and state routes within Chicago to better protect […]
January 27, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsLegal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law. Potential violations of the state’s […]
December 20, 2021
Via: Transportation TodayThe Illinois Commerce Commission recently authorized $18 million from the agency’s five-year Crossing Safety Improvement Plan to assist the city of Decatur in constructing a road overpass over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. track near Brush College Road. The commission also […]
April 7, 2021
Via: Transportation TodayThe Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently awarded $7 million to 21 projects statewide to upgrade roads to accommodate local truck traffic. Funding is through IDOT’s Truck Access Route Program. The program allows townships, municipalities, and counties to apply for […]
March 16, 2021
Via: Transport TopicsIllinois Gov. Jay “J.B.” Pritzker recently announced $250 million in grants to support local transportation projects. Pritzker announced the grants, which are directed to counties, municipalities and townships, in DeKalb County on March 11. DeKalb is about 65 miles west […]
July 14, 2016
Via: Transport TopicsIllinois has given the green light to a new toll bridge linking Interstate 80 to the CenterPoint intermodal facility in Joliet and Elwood. The Houbolt Road bridge agreement, announced July 11, is designed to alleviate traffic congestion on local roads […]
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