Organization | • | Illinois Department of Transportation | [X] |
| | 241: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that road work will be suspended where possible this weekend to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow. IDOT also provided advance notice of lane closures that will be in place for the holiday weekend to aid motorists travel plans and boost safety. | | | | Date Created: | 05 24 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 607**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043797 Original UID: 23290 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 242: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host a second public meeting June 21 to seek input on an ongoing study for a possible interchange with Interstate 55 at Airport Road and Illinois 126/Essington Road in Will County. The study area is located in the villages of Plainfield, Romeoville, Bolingbrook and in unincorporated Will County between the Weber Road and U.S. 30 interchanges with I-55. | | | | Date Created: | 06 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 644**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044041 Original UID: 23552 FIRST WORD: Public | |
| 243: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 696**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044350 Original UID: 23876 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 244: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 697**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044351 Original UID: 23877 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 245: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 700**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044352 Original UID: 23878 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 246: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 698**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044353 Original UID: 23879 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 247: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 699**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044354 Original UID: 23880 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 248: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and law enforcement agencies will team up to announce an increase in efforts leading up to the 4th of July holiday. The organizations will also unveil traffic safety statistics, compelling messages to motorists, and detail the aftermath of impaired driving. | | | | Date Created: | 06 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 701**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044355 Original UID: 23881 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 249: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police (ISP) and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies around the state today reminded motorists to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket this weekend and through Independence Day. The State Police and other law enforcement agencies across Illinois are participating in the annual Independence Day intensive crackdown on drunk driving and seat belt law violators. This stepped-up enforcement effort coincides with a media campaign around the holiday intended to make Illinois roadways safer, get impaired drivers off the road and increase seat belt usage, especially during the historically dangerous late night time period. | | | | Date Created: | 06 27 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 708**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044360 Original UID: 23886 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 250: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Several alternatives for accommodating anticipated increases in freight and passenger rail traffic through Springfield have been studied as part of the Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The alternatives have been narrowed down and a recommended alternative, along with its environmental impacts, will also be presented at an open house for the Springfield Rail Improvements Project Advisory Group. This is the last major advisory group meeting before the studys public hearing. Release of the EIS and the public hearing are the next steps toward selecting an alternative that will add a second track to increase the number of high-speed trains and daily round trips from Chicago to St. Louis. The media is invited to attend a briefing on the date and location listed below, which is prior to the open house for advisory group members. | | | | Date Created: | 06 27 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 709**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044362 Original UID: 23888 FIRST WORD: Springfield | |
| 251: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today was joined by officials from the City of Springfield to announce a planned $8.6 million commitment toward the Phase II engineering studies on high-speed rail service on a consolidated 10th Street corridor through Springfield, should that be the chosen corridor in the Record of Decision. The planned commitment coincides with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)s approval to release Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS) on future enhancements to the Chicago-to-St. Louis high-speed route currently under construction. IDOT is committed to helping the City of Springfield identify and secure other revenue sources to help pay for construction as the project moves forward. | | | | Date Created: | 06 28 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 713**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044366 Original UID: 23892 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 252: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), state and local dignitaries will gather to break ground on the Macomb Bypass project, connecting the four-lane IL 336 to US 67. | | | | Date Created: | 06 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 718**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044372 Original UID: 23900 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 253: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 June 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider today joined state, regional and local dignitaries in Macomb to break ground on the Macomb Bypass project, connecting the four-lane IL 336 expressway to the US 67 expressway north of Macomb. The project is funded by Governor Pat Quinns Illinois Jobs Now! program and is designed to increase economic development and travel options in western Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 06 30 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 724**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044378 Original UID: 23907 FIRST WORD: State, | |
| 254: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways during the 4th of July holiday, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that non-emergency road work will be suspended where possible to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow. IDOT also provided advance notice of lane closures that will be in place for the holiday weekend to aid motorists travel plans and boost safety. | | | | Date Created: | 07 02 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 728**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044381 Original UID: 23910 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 255: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), state and local dignitaries will gather in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the completion of the IL Route 13 improvement project, connecting the highway to US 45. | | | | Date Created: | 07 02 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 727**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044383 Original UID: 23911 FIRST WORD: IDOT, | |
| 256: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois transportation officials today joined state and local dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a $14.1 million improvement project on Illinois Route 13, which built a four-lane cross section with modern design, turn lanes and signals. The project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provided more than 110 direct jobs and connects the highway to US 45. | | | | Date Created: | 07 03 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 733**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044390 Original UID: 23919 FIRST WORD: State, | |
| 257: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | With continuing extreme heat affecting roadway pavements throughout the state, the Illinois Department of Transportation is urging motorists to drive carefully and be alert for unexpected potholes or buckling. | | | | Date Created: | 07 06 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 749**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044438 Original UID: 23927 FIRST WORD: Motorists | |
| 258: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider today kicked off a statewide digital message board campaign to help reduce roadway fatalities occurring this year. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will rotate four key traffic safety messages daily starting Monday, July 9, in conjunction with a social media and internet page presence. As of July 5, provisional crash data reports 479 fatalities have taken place on Illinois roadways this year, as compared to 418 during the same timeframe last year. | | | | Date Created: | 07 08 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 747**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044439 Original UID: 23928 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 259: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider was pleased to accept an award on behalf of the agency for Best Innovation for the Interstate 55 Reconstruction Project in Madison County from the Mid America Regional America's Transportation Awards competition. The awards were presented Thursday at the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials 2012 meeting. | | | | Date Created: | 07 19 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 791**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044538 Original UID: 24036 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 260: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has reached a major milestone after receiving approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to implement a special provision that allows a $10 per hour training incentive to prime contractors who hire graduates of IDOTs Highway Construction Careers Training Program to work on federally funded projects. The incentive already was in place for state-funded projects. Illinois is one of the few states to receive federal approval for a pre-apprenticeship program of this kind. | | | | Date Created: | 07 25 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 815**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044555 Original UID: 24053 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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