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Jane Byrne Interchange Completed
Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation joined local officials and community leaders last Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction, a multiyear effort to modernize a key gateway into downtown Chicago and a critical transportation hub for the region and entire Midwest. The final pieces of the project will conclude this week, weather […]
Jane Byrne interchange, other Chicago-area road work disrupted as operating engineers strike drags on
The strike also delays road resurfacing around Chicago and projects including the Interstate 55 and Weber Road interchange and the Interstate 80 bridge in Joliet. A strike, now almost a month old, against three construction material producers is snagging road projects in the Chicago area and could force some to be canceled. Local 150 of […]
Bally’s
which got the nod from the City Council last month to build the Chicago casino at the Tribune Publishing site in River West, is already something of a long shot to open its temporary facility at Medinah Temple by June 2023. The Rhode Island-based casino company has yet to file an application for the Chicago […]
Chicago-Area Road Work Could Slow Down as Quarry Workers Strike Continues
A strike that’s stretched two weeks could imperil Chicago-area road projects at the height of construction season. Some 300 members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 — those who are employed by Chicago-area quarries run by Lehigh Hanson, Vulcan Materials Co. and Lafarge Holcim — went on strike June 7. “We’re talking […]
Washington
Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued a statement calling on leaders in Washington to get serious about lowering energy prices and reducing inflation, rather than considering a proposal to temporarily suspend the federal fuel tax: “After months of touting the passage of the well-funded Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – a […]