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Illinois Tollway Approves 2021 Budget

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors today approved a balanced 2021 Budget with $1.42 billion in revenue allocated to fund maintenance and operations, debt service transfers and capital investments for the 294-mile system. The 2021 Budget will allow the Tollway to commit $1.53 billion in capital spending, including funding for the 10th year of the agency’s 15-year, $14 billion Move Illinois capital program. “This balanced budget recognizes the economic challenges that are continuing with...

Date Date 2020-12-16

Illinois Tollway Approves 2021 Budget

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors today approved a balanced 2021 Budget with $1.42 billion in revenue allocated to fund maintenance and operations, debt service transfers and capital investments for the 294-mile system. The 2021 Budget will allow the Tollway to commit...
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Date Date 2020-12-16

Illinois Tollway issues $500 million in new revenue bonds for Move Illinois Capital Program

The Illinois Tollway has sold $500 million in Toll Highway Senior Revenue Bonds to help fund the agency’s ongoing Move Illinois Capital Program, with yields for the new bonds representing the lowest borrowing cost achieved for any of the nine bond issues offered by the Tollway...
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Date Date 2020-12-11

Illinois Tollway Shares Best Practices on Work Zone Safety With Transportation Professionals

Recently, the National Safety Council called upon the expertise of the Illinois Tollway and its industry-leading traffic management team to contribute to the national discussion on work zone safety.  A 2020 National Safety Council Green Cross for Safety Award finalist...
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Date Date 2020-12-10

Northbound Mile Long Bridge to Open to Traffic On The Tri-State Tollway (I-294)

The Illinois Tollway is preparing to open the new northbound Mile Long Bridge to traffic next week, marking the halfway point in the $500 million construction project to deliver the new bridge and a major milestone for the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project. "The Mile...
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Date Date 2020-11-20

Winners Announced for 2021 Illinois Tollway Map Cover Art Contest

The Illinois Tollway today announced that Samantha Cervantes, a sophomore at Thornton Fractional North High School, Calumet City, is the grand prize winner of the 2021 Illinois Tollway Map Cover Art Contest highlighting “Everyday Heroes” who are making a positive impact on...
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Date Date 2020-11-13

Illinois Tollway Driver Live Safety Demonstration at the Chicagoland Speedway

To help young drivers learn to stay safely in their cars if they become stranded on a high speed roadway, the Illinois Tollway and Illinois State Police traveled to the Chicagoland Speedway to demonstrate how much ground a fast-moving vehicle covers and how long it takes to...
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Date Date 2020-10-30

Innovation Award Recognizes Partnership Between the Illinois Tollway and Pace

In recognition of a unique partnership between the Illinois Tollway and Pace Suburban Bus, the American Public Transportation Association awarded the partnership its 2020 Innovation Award. The Tollway and Pace worked together to expand transit, deliver roadway improvements...
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Date Date 2020-10-23

Martinez Frogs keeps growing through Illinois Tollway’s Technical Assistance Program

Ricardo Martinez launched his business more than 20 years ago with one dump truck that he drove himself. Since that humble beginning, his company, Martinez Frogs Inc., has expanded to include about 15 employees and now takes on jobs involving excavation, demolition and...
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Date Date 2020-10-20

Illinois Tollway Reform and Relief Package Having Big Impact on Customers

Since the Illinois Tollway in June launched TOLLING 2020, a comprehensive tolling relief program, thousands of drivers have taken advantage of the changes to save nearly $50 million by settling their unpaid toll violations at drastically reduced rates. Through mid-September,...
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Date Date 2020-10-16

Central Tri-State Project: Final Deck Pour Complete on the New Northbound Mile Long Bridge

Construction crews completed the 32nd concrete pour Friday, October 2, for the new 4,800-foot-long, five-lane northbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294). In total, nearly 16,000 cubic yards of concrete was needed for the bridge deck and walls, an...
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Date Date 2020-10-05

Illinois Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez Selected to Serve on Board of International Tolling Organization 

Illinois Tollway Executive Director José Alvarez has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association, the worldwide organization representing toll agencies and operators. The IBTTA, which represents roadway...
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Date Date 2020-09-18

Illinois Tollway Wins International Award for Social Responsibility

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) today announced the seven winners of its prestigious 2020 Toll Excellence Awards  acknowledging industry leaders implementing transportation projects worldwide focusing on environmental sustainability,...
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Date Date 2020-09-04

Tollway Worker Goes the Extra Mile to Aid Stranded Motorists

Illinois Tollway roadway worker Kevin Rice is used to assisting drivers who are involved in crashes or whose vehicles break down along the Tollway system, but on a Thursday last month he went above and beyond to assist a carload of stranded travelers.   On August 13th,...
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Date Date 2020-09-04

Tolling 2020 Violation Relief Making An Impact

When Breneshaia C. from the Quad Cities area received a notice that she owed $798 in tolls and violations, she called the Illinois Tollway in hopes of arranging a payment plan.  That’s when the representative with the Illinois Tollway’s Customer Service Call Center told...
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Date Date 2020-08-28

Stay in Your Vehicle During An Accident or Stall, It Could Save Your Life

It’s a nightmare that can confront any driver: Your car is damaged in a crash or stalls, leaving you stranded in traffic on a high speed roadway.     A driver’s first instinct might be to step out of the stopped car and dodge oncoming vehicles to head for the...
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Date Date 2020-08-26

Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) Project Virtual Open House

The COVID-19 crisis is forcing businesses and public agencies to rethink nearly everything, from the way we provide services to the way we engage customers.   The Illinois Tollway has a history of proactively engaging local communities, residents and customers by...
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Date Date 2020-08-20

Help Along Our Roadways

While Illinois Tollway customers may be familiar with the roadway assistance offered to drivers in need on the road, many don’t know that the Tollway’s Roadway Maintenance team also assists in unexpected ways. On June 16, a customer reported an injured hawk on...
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Date Date 2020-08-06

Chief Planning Officer Named WTS Greater Chicago Chapter 2020 Honorable Ray LaHood Man of The Year

Illinois Tollway Chief Planning Officer Rocco Zucchero has not only achieved great success in his 20-year career at the agency, but he has also helped advance the careers of a strong team of women along the way. Tollway Planning Department staff includes several women...
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Date Date 2020-07-28

Illinois Tollway Delivering Two New Interchange Projects to Enhance Mobility in the Western Suburbs

New Tollway access for the Village of Sugar Grove and the City of Marengo will improve regional mobility and support economic development opportunites The Illinois Tollway is opening two new interchanges in the western suburbs to make traveling easier for commuters and...
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Date Date 2019-12-10
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