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> Green Lanes are a Go! ... Nov 21/08
Fast-moving "Green Lanes" for carpools, buses, fuel-efficient vehicles and solo motorists willing to pay a premium could begin operating in 2010 and will be open on all Chicago-area tollways by 2015, officials said Thursday. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority gave the green light Thursday to the $400 million congestion-relief project. Yet to be determined is which of the four area toll roads will get the first of the so-called high-occupancy toll, or HOT lanes. About 80 miles of the local toll roads will be affected.... cont...

> I-90 Lane Expansion Part of Tollway Capital Improvement Plan ... Nov 20/08
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today commended the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors for adopting a new $1.8 Billion Capital Plan, which includes the implementation of an Interchange Improvement Program and development of a Green Lanes Plan. The plan adopted today will play a significant role in reducing congestion, cutting down on emissions and investing in Illinois jobs. “The Tollway has stepped forward to develop and implement a capital program that will provide Illinois drivers with options on how best to mange their daily travel,” said Governor Blagojevich.... cont...

> Tollway ‘green lanes’ would ease congestion to, from Chicago ... Nov 10/08
The Illinois Tollway’s plan to spend $1.8 billion on “green lanes” and new interchanges will primarily affect Chicagoland drivers, but a couple local projects could be considered as well. About $400 million from the second phase of the Tollway’s congestion-relief program could be used for matching grants for local interchange projects around the system. That could include the proposed interchanges at Irene Road in Boone County and Perry Creek Parkway in Rockford.... cont...

> Proposed 'green lanes' would relieve traffic, help environment ... Nov 6/08
An Illinois Tollway proposal would charge up to $9 per toll for one person driving a vehicle in lanes designated for ridesharing, van pooling and buses. Named green lanes, the expressways would reduce pollution, cut traffic congestion, improve travel times, save drivers fuel costs and provide more commuting options when shared with PACE buses. Illinois Tollway presented those ideas Thursday (Nov. 6) in a public hearing.... cont...

> Driver suffers medical emergency on I-90 ... Nov 1/08
A vehicle left the road on Interstate 90 early this morning, striking a high-tension cable that serves as a guard rail and causing it to break and swing wildly into oncoming traffic. The cable struck another car and three semitrailers, South Beloit police said. They responded to the crash about 6 a.m. No one was injured, but the vehicles sustained varying degrees of damage .... cont...