Thursday, March 28, 2013
Residents are asked to take a short online survey to help IDOT in the development stages of the plan.
The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking for input on their new bike transportation plan. The Illinois Bike Transportation Plan will follow the Long Range Plan’s theme of Transforming Transportation for Tomorrow and will provide the Department with policies, best practices and strategic direction for implementing a sustainable, multimodal vision for Illinois. Take IDOT's online survey about the bike plan In order to gain input from as many stakeholders as possible, the Plan will set up an advisory group with other state agencies (IDNR and others) and bicycling stakeholders such as (but not limited to) the League of Illinois Bicyclists, the Illinois Greenways and Trails Council, and state Metropolitan Planning Organizations (…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
All temporary lane closures have been canceled from 9 a.m. today through 7 a.m. Thursday.
The Illinois Tollway is preparing to mobilize its full fleet of 182 snowplows in response to sleet and snow that has already started and is expected to continue overnight into Wednesday around the Chicagoland area, according to a press release. “Our Snow Operations team is monitoring this storm closely and is prepared to manage snowfall throughout the day,” Kristi Lafleur, executive director, Illinois Tollway, said in a statement. “We ask our customers to be patient, drive safely and give our snowplows the room they need to clear the roads, especially during this evening’s rush hour.” Northern Illinois is expected to get 3 to 6 inches of snow from noon until 9 p.m. Some areas could see totals greater than 6 inches should thundersnow …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Find out which bridges in the Barrington and Lake Zurich area are labeled as "structurally deficient."
President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday night a "Fix It First" program to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure—like roads and bridges—in an effort to improve citizens' quality of life and bring jobs to the United States. There are nearly 70,000 "structurally deficient" bridges throughout the United States that require "significant maintenance, rehabilitation or replacement," according to the Transportation for America website. In Illinois, 8.5 percent of the state's bridges are "structurally deficient." The state is ranked 35th worst nationally for the overall quality of its bridges, according to the Transportation for America website. Locally, there are a handful of bridges that are highlighted as structurally deficient on the …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Travel Midwest app available for iPhone, Android.
Travelers in the greater Chicago metro area can find assistance in planning their commute with the Travel Midwest app. The app was first introduced in the fall of 2012. The Illinois Department of Transportation is encouraging Chicago area muncipalities to publicize the app, according to Lake Zurich Village President Suzanne Branding. The Lake Zurich village website has featured the app on its home page. Travel Midwest is the official iPhone/Android app of the popular travelmidwest.com travel website. It provides a traffic map that extends from Milwaukee to the Quad Cities to southwestern Michigan. Map layers include Travel Times, Expressway Congestion, Arterial Congestion, Expressway Construction, Arterial Construction, and Incidents. …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
IDOT gave police officers awards for writing more than 1,000 citations for not using seatbelts
Illinois has one of the highest rates of seatbelt use in the nation, at 93 percent, said Lt. John Gomoll, law enforcement liaison for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). And Lake Zurich Police officers are doing their part in ensuring seatbelt use continues to rise. Gomoll presented awards to two Lake Zurich officers, Scott Frost and Shaun Knight, at the village board meeting, Monday night. The officers were recognized for writing more than 1,000 seatbelt citations. "These awards could also be life saving awards," Gomoll said. "Seven percent are still not wearing seatbelts. From time to time, some child loses a parent, and quite sadly, some parent loses a child who was not properly buckled in," Gomoll said. "We need police…
Hetrack
2:50 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Hey remember " those shovel ready jobs weren't as shovel ready as we thought" followed by hilarious laughter and so forth? They used the money for the projects that are now defunct....Solyndra, et al... Also money used for the stupid high speed trains from one useless city to another....Then we had to give Morsi in Egypt and the gov in Pakistan billions to help take us down....so I guess they ran… more ›