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Illiana Expressway passes House 89-6

The Indiana House passed Illiana Expressway legislation 89-6 last week allowing the roadway to be built as a public-private partnership.  The legislation approves construction of the Illiana Expressway from I-65 in southern Lake County, Indiana to Illinois 55 in Illinois.

Two Northwest Indiana legislators voted “NO” on the Illiana Expressway legislation –  State Rep. Shelli VanDenburgh, D-Crown Point, and state Rep. Don Lehe, R-Brookston — reports the Post-Tribune.

The Indiana House approved version the Illiana Expressway legislation (SB 382) will now go before the Indiana Senate for approval.

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2 Comments on “Illiana Expressway passes House 89-6”

  1. daltonsbriefs Says:
    March 2nd, 2010 at 6:22 am

    Very interesting that Lehe and Vandenburgh voted no, keep an eye on those votes going into primaries and elections this year.

  2. Chris Says:
    March 6th, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Hi Steve,

    The unions may send their voters out in force to send a message.

    It would be interesting to see how many votes for Rep. Lehe come from Lake County vs the rest of his district that stretches down I-65 to Brookston. One would have to take into consideration to GOP voters in Lake County who might be opposed — the Lake County GOP speakers (Joe Hero and Eric Krieg) were opposed to the Illiana Expressway project when they gave public comments at the hearing held in Crown Point recently.

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