Archive for January, 2010

Indiana House Could Nix Illiana Expressway Chances

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Despite the passage of a bill approving the Illiana Expressway in the Indiana Senate on Thursday, the Indiana House could be the end of forward progress toward the approval of a new Northwest Indiana highway connecting I-65 with I-57 in Northeast Illinois.
State Representative Ed Soliday has sounded the warning that downstate Democrats have inserted legislative [...]

Senate Approves Illiana Expressway Bill

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The Indiana Senate approved an Illiana Expressway bill 48-0, sending it to the Indiana House on Thursday.
Writes the Post-Tribune’s Dan Carden:
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, shepherded the Illiana proposal through the Senate. He said an Illiana Expressway would relieve congestion on the Borman Expressway, cut travel times in the region, provide new economic development opportunities [...]




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