Phase three of the project will include structural rehabilitation for 19 bridges and pavement patching throughout the 7.5-mile corridor from the I-94 split south to downtown.
Construction on Kennedy Expressway project to resume March 18
Category: Transportation
New names could be in store for Metra lines, as agency sues Union Pacific during takeover of UP routes
Metra is considering renaming all of its lines, as the rail agency prepares to take over operation of three Union Pacific routes. But before the takeover goes into effect, Metra and Union Pacific must resolve a compensation dispute that has spurred Metra to sue the freight railroad. Metra warned the dispute could lead to the […]
Southwest Airlines breaks with another tradition and checked bags will cost you now
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.
Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel connecting it to London and Brussels
The discovery of a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’ high-speed rail links with London and Brussels.
Gary council hears update on city’s Safety Action Plan
The city of Gary could receive $10 million throughout the next two years to implement the Safety Action Plan, which focuses on improving roadways.
CTA plans to run buses every 10 minutes on key routes under new plan
CTA buses on some routes will soon run at least every 10 minutes during the day, as the agency rolls out a plan to create a network of more frequent buses.
Tribune files lawsuit against CTA for failing to turn over documents related to 2023 Yellow Line crash, among other FOIA requests
The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, cites six FOIA requests made by a Tribune reporter over 14 months in which the CTA did not respond promptly, fully or at all.
American Airlines’ boarding enforcement technology comes to Chicago
The software sounds a chime if a passenger attempts to board a flight before their assigned group is called, alerting the gate agent and the customer.
In Midway near-collision, NTSB chair cites business jet crew’s apparent ‘failure to listen’
The head of a federal agency investigating the near-collision at Midway Airport between a Southwest plane and a business jet has said the business jet pilot appeared to fail to follow instructions. “We don’t believe that this was an air traffic control issue,” said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, in an […]
State representative blasts Metra for failing to release internal investigation results
State Rep. Kambium “Kam” Buckner called on Metra to release the findings of an internal investigation, expressing his “deep disappointment” in the rail agency’s decision to withhold the results of the work of an outside law firm. “At a time when fiscal constraints require us to scrutinize (transit) governance, operations and agency structures, this lack […]