Oversize vehicles MUST use outside lanes upon entering and exiting the road. The Trucker News Staff produces engaging The Nation content for not only TheTrucker.com, but also The Trucker newspaper, which has served the trucking industry for more than 30 years. This investigation, reported on December 30, 2005, will determine if a conflict of interest existed between the lessees and a political fund-raiser for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (Antoin Rezko). Click here for PDF of current toll rates. Abandoned vehicles will be towed off of the Indiana Toll Road for protective custody. The gas stations were rebuilt with canopies to cover the gas pumps. Copyright 2022 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. [20] However, in July 2008, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan rejected a proposed settlement where ISTHA would forgo the $1.4 million in back rent in exchange for Wilton dropping a claim of $4.7 million for lost business due to tollway construction. During this initial operating period the state received 2.51 cents for each gallon of gas sold as well as 10% of the restaurant profits. Construction of detention ponds to hold stormwater and the installation of new storm sewers will help address flooding along North Avenue. The Tri-State Tollway has since reopened near the Stevenson Expressway interchange after an accident shut down both directions for hours Saturday afternoon. [24] In 2010, SFI Chicago Tollway LLC became the oases' operator. For further details, please contact Steve Pigg at 217-825-7011. Dial 911 from your cellular phone. A $4 billion plan to widen the Tri-State Tollway was approved by the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors Thursday. The oasis there will be demolished for the new road. Traveling through the United States as a truck driver comes with a lot of responsibility. [10] As such, the Des Plaines Oasis was closed on March 16, 2014; this allowed vendor contents to be removed and demolition to proceed. The closures and detours needed are for Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways-led local roadway and bridge construction in Elmhurst and Northlake to accommodate the Illinois Tollways North Avenue Interchange Project on the Central Tri-State Tollway.

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For further details, please contact Public Works Engineering at 217-424-2747. This lane closure is in effect until the bridge is replaced, which is schedule for 2022. * Publication 101 Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permitting Handbook, Indiana Department of Revenue, Motor Carrier Services Division DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. Beginning the week of May 2, the eastbound lanes on West Lake Street under the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 294) will be closed to traffic through the end of the month with a posted detour, and traffic shifts and overnight closures will be needed on ramps connecting I-290 to Lake Street/North Avenue. Video posted to Twitter by Brian Haas shows a fiery crash that involved a semi carrying fireworks on I-294 early Friday morning. The Nation provides updates on federal legislation and regulations affecting the trucking industry, as well as the latest news from the U.S. Department of Transportation and state transportation agencies. [20] In January 2007, Wilton stopped making required payments to ISTHA for the oases, and by February 2008, when the back rent grew to $1.4 million, Wilton and ISTHA entered into settlement negotiations. The bridge is located along Meadowlark Drive in between Whippoorwill Drive and Hummingbird Drive. Kinney Contractors Inc. will be performing box culvert repair and roadway repairs on North Meadowlark Drive, between Hummingbird Drive and Whippoorwill Drive, beginning Monday, June 6, 2022. According to Illinois State Police, a multi-vehicle crash closed both sides of the tollway. Drainage improvements are planned to help alleviate flooding in the area during periods of heavy rainfall. [11], The Tollway announced plans to widen the Tri-State Tollway, which resulted in the full closure of the O'Hare Oasis in 2018 and the pavilion of the Hinsdale Oasis in 2021. Weather Permitting; Monday, May 2, 2022 UCM Contractors will be closing County Highway 41 (Wyckles Road) for bridge repair until approximately July 29, 2022. [6][7] The oases have a total of 110,000 square feet (10,000m2) of retail space. [25], On September 26, 2013, ISTHA announced that the Des Plaines Oasis over the Jane Addams Tollway would be closed in April 2014. A 43-year-old man is dead and a 51-year-old woman is hurt after a hit-and-run crash on the Tri-State Tollway, officials say. Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that occurred between a vehicle and a car on the Tri-State Tuesday, with a passing motorist capturing the horrifying scene on video as the truck appeared to drive down the roadway with the car still pinned underneath. Motor club service is available along most portions of the Indiana Toll Road upon request. All the oases provide free WiFi access for visitors. TheTrucker.com is the leading source of trucking industry news and truck driver job listings for the long-haul trucking industry in the United States. With a focus on professional truck drivers, the Trucker News Staff works to provide content that is relevant, objective and engaging pertaining to the trucking segment of the transportation industry. For the most current updates on road conditions, travel advisories and weather, please refer to the following resources: Copyright 2022 State of Indiana - All rights reserved. During winter operations, road conditions will be reported based on pavement condition. Although the oases date back to the original tollway construction in 1958, they were redeveloped in 20032005 by Wilton Partners, a private developer. In 2012, SFI paid the Tollway $813,000 for a long-term lease to operate all seven oases, excluding the fuel stations and convenience stores operated by 7-Eleven. Under these plans, the Hinsdale and O'Hare Oasis will have to be demolished in order to make room for the wider road. One person was killed when a semi truck hit another vehicle and overturned on Interstate-294 southwest of Chicago early Monday morning. [17] One of the oases made an appearance on the silver screen when Carrie Fisher attacks The Blues Brothers at the Des Plaines Oasis in the 1980 film. 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At least one person was killed and four others suffered injuries in a six-vehicle chain-reaction crash Saturday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway in Willow Springs, state police said. * For Oversize/Overweight permit information, please click here. Professional truck drivers, motor carriers and other trucking-industry experts turn to The Nation to find the latest on all things trucking in the U.S. [12], The oases are spread along the tollway system, with each oasis serving traffic in both directions. [citation needed] The four oases are administered by a court-appointed manager following default of Wilton Partners. [21] According to the Chicago Tribune, the Subway restaurants in two oases are managed by the nephew of Tony Rezko, a controversial political fundraiser. In addition, the North Avenue and Lake Street (U.S. Route 20) intersection will be reconfigured to improve traffic flow and provide new direct access to eastbound North Avenue.

Please reduce speed and follow all signs in the work areas. Copyright 2022 The Trucker Media Group, a division of Wilshire Classifieds, LLC, J.B. Hunt honors, awards 69 drivers for safely driving 2 million-plus miles, Construction could begin this summer on long-planned roadway, Indianapolis man killed in rear-end crash with big rig on I-65, Indianas EV deployment plan available for review, public comment, House committee passes bill to boost truck parking availability, Loves new location in Pennsylvania adds 130 truck parking spaces, Top Gun trucker: Pro driver Billy Stone discovered a career for a lifetime, Despite rising prices, new Class 8 tractor sales showing gains, Truck drivers protest AB5 law in California. For your protection, there is a 2-hour limit for all disabled vehicles. While the goals of most new government regulatory programs may be to gain broad public support, in practice regulations usually come down to detailed rules and paperwork that can be highly costly and burdensome to those who have to comply. Our walk-in customer center is now open. If you have any questions, please call the Macon County Highway Department at (217) 424-1404. [15] The DeKalb Oasis serves traffic crossing Illinois on Interstate 88,[16] and the Belvidere Oasis serves traffic travelling between Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago on Interstate 90. The beams come. The road will be closed between IL Route 121 and Route 36 at the I-72 overpass. All fuel stations are open 24 hours and major credit cards are accepted. * Indiana CodeSection 8-15-2-17.2: Page 21 Scope of rules; violations; offenses; penalties. A woman charged with DUI after causing a wrong-way crash last month that killed an off-duty Chicago Ridge police officer on the Tri-State Tollway has been ordered held on $350,000 bond. Up-to-date closure information will be posted on the Tollway website in the Daily Construction Alert. To view the Lane Closure Report click here. According to Illinois State Police, a vehicle traveling on the tollway at a high rate of speed Sunday afternoon when the driver lost control. Contact Travel plaza vendor The structure was demolished to make way for the widening of the toll road and the O'Hare West Bypass. The four (formerly seven) oases offer food and gasoline vendors and are found in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, DeKalb, and Belvidere. Accessibility In partnership with the Illinois Tollway and cities of Northlake and Elmhurst, Cook County is leading the projects design and will be constructing the project improvements.

Transport trucks hauling the 187-foot-long (57-meter-long) beams, each weighing 245,000 pounds (111,130 kilograms), will be traveling this month between 4:30 a.m. and noon on weekdays, weather-permitting. Its easy. The title of the oases reverted to the ISTHC after the original 25-year operating contract ended. An Illinois Tollway oasis is a type of commercialized rest area sited over Interstate Highways that are part of the Illinois Tollway system in northern Illinois, United States. [14], The Lincoln Oasis was added in 1968 and was different from the previous five oases in that it was an all-steel building designed by architect David Haid, a one-time student and employee of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. For example, new equipment and personnel regulations can create extra expenses for trucking companies and meeting these regulations can be costly. Readers discover the latest options for truck parking, amenities available to truck drivers at truck stops and rest areas throughout the nation, and the latest on truck drivers and motor carriers in the news. After reading this article, feel free to leave a comment about this article or the topics covered in this article for the author or the other readers to enjoy. They featured Standard Oil (Amoco) gas stations and Fred Harvey restaurants, and were something of a novelty in the regionbecoming destinations in and of themselves for driving customers.