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Optimist turns pessimistic over Illiana Expressway

Optimism turns to pessimism over Northwest Indiana ever realizing the benefits that could be accrued if the Illiana Expressway was built.  The Post-Tribune’s Rich James despairs that local leaders will pass up the opportunity to build the Illiana Expressway, despite the fact that our local congressman has the ability to get money and Indiana’s governor is in favor of the project.

I’ve got this gut feeling that the Illiana Expressway — at a minimum, linking Interstate 65 and Illinois 394 — never will be built.

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3 Comments on “Optimist turns pessimistic over Illiana Expressway”

  1. David Says:
    October 26th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    I dont know if you saw this but IDOT dropped further workin the EIS for the IL 53 extension in Lake county Illinois (really its th 355 ext)Local opposition IDOT and Wil county Revived 2 projects that realte to Indian -parts of US 50 and Illinois 1
    I thought it strange the 53 extension was dropped since the tollway wanted to study it the Illiana to 55 and the prairie parkway. My understanding is that ext to 55 has been crought up because a direct link to 355 is not feasable anymore.
    And I do have a COMPROMISE!

  2. Dave Ski Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Why does’nt North West Indiana politicans get together with Amtrak and have two train’s that leave the Dyer station to down town Chicago. One at 6:30 am and 2nd train at 7:30am. To have less traffic on the roads and easy access to downtown for people that have to work there. Lower the fare cost also. And everybody wins.

    Dave

  3. O'bama OGr8t Says:
    January 13th, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    The study was completed by Indiana June 2009. Read the news…
    Trying to put a link to the 291 page study here …but the blog won’t let me. Here comes the O’bama International Airport!

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