Northwest Indiana Forum Supports Illiana Expressway

The Northwest Indiana Times reports that the Northwest Indiana Forum is supporting the Illiana Expressway Toll Road.

The Northwest Indiana Forum, representing 120 companies and organizations in the region, has announced it supports a study of the proposed Illiana Expressway.

The Forum cited the essential nature of improved transportation in creating jobs, attracting industry, enhancing productivity and keeping up with global competitiveness in endorsing the study.

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Breaker 1-9, It's A CAPIT Convoy!

Citizens Against the Privatized Illiana Tollroad plan to mount their steel steeds and hit the interstate in a convoy to Indianapolis to protest the building of another highway -- the proposed Illiana Expressway Toll Road, reports The Northwest Indiana Times.

For a group formed just 40 days ago, Citizens Against the Privatized Illiana Toll Road certainly seems to have gathered momentum. The organization's next step is to coordinate a convoy of area residents to Indianapolis to attend the next House Transportation Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1. The hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 4.

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South Bend Tribune Supports Illiana Expressway

The South Bend Tribune throws its support in favor of the Illiana Expressway Toll Road.

A proposal that would authorize the state to proceed with plans for the construction of the Illiana Expressway deserves the support of the Indiana House. ...

The expressway has long been viewed as needed. The Indiana Department of Transportation estimates 300,000 vehicles travel between Indiana and Chicago each day using the Borman, U.S. 6, U.S. 30, the Indiana Toll Road and local streets. Some officials believe a new expressway would reduce truck traffic on U.S. 30 by 59 percent and on the Borman by 22 percent. Such reductions would significantly improve public safety.

Plans for the Illiana Expressway deserve to move forward.

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Illiana Expressway Is A Federal Corridor Of The Future

While legislative support for building the Illiana Toll Road seems to be slipping after a meeting with opponents at the Porter County Fairgrounds, the Federal Government has selected the Illiana Expressway as one of 14 "Corridors Of The Future."

From The Times:

The 63-mile highway, which Gov. Mitch Daniels wants to build as a privately financed tollway, is one of two Indiana projects selected among 14 finalists for the federal Corridors of the Future Program. The U.S. Department of Transportation initiative aims to accelerate multistate projects geared toward alleviating highway congestion.

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