Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels proposes the creation of an Illinois – Indiana commission to oversee the construction of the Illiana Expressway that was recently approved by the Indiana legislature.
Writes Times reporter Dan Carden regarding the proposed Illiana Expressway commission:
Gov. Mitch Daniels wants to create a bistate commission with Illinois to streamline planning and bidding for [...]
A Illinois news report suggests that the proposed Illiana Expressway’s creation might be influenced by the ability of the Illinois Toll Road Authority to catch toll cheaters who abuse open road tolling lanes. Illinois’ Toll Road officials don’t know how much money is lost to cheaters, according to the Daily Herald.
Writes Joseph Ryan of the [...]
John Greuling, chairman and CEO of the Will County Center for Economic Development, says to watch for a push for the Illiana Expressway in 2008, reports the Herald News.
Don’t be surprised if area officials now start pushing hard for the Peotone airport and the Illiana expressway in 2008, Greuling predicted.
