Illinois Tollway - Wed April 13, 2022
Illinois Tollway Awards $56M in Construction Contracts, Services
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved 12 construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling nearly $56 million in March, including contracts that support new and growing construction businesses with opportunities to step up and become primes....
AASHTO - Tue April 12, 2022
Illinois DOT Issues $250M Installment to Support Statewide Municipal Projects
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently issued the fifth $250 million funding installment to counties, municipalities and townships statewide to address local transportation needs. That funding comes from the Rebuild Illinois capital program, signed into law by Gov....
McCann Industries - Tue March 29, 2022
McCann Industries Inc. Increases Lake County, Illinois, Presence
McCann Industries Inc. has broken ground on a 11,000-sq.-ft. building located at 1350 N Rand Road in Wauconda, Ill. This facility is being built on two acres next to the company's existing facility that has serviced the market for more than 40 years....
Illinois DOT - Tue March 29, 2022
Building Trades Students Job Shadow IDOT Bridge Project in Banner, Ill.
A building trades class from Canton High School received a close-up view of IDOT construction work last November during a site visit to a highway project in Fulton County. Students observed the first of three phases of work on a $10 million project to replace an outdated bridge on U.S....
Farm Progress - Thu March 24, 2022
Farm Progress Announces Extension to Farm Progress Show Site
Farm Progress has extended its contract with Brush College LLC, confirming Farm Progress Show's biennial location in Progress City USA at Richland Community College in Decatur, Ill. The contract enables Farm Progress to continue carrying out its mission to provide world-class ag experiences in both Illinois and Iowa for decades to come....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue March 15, 2022
Roland Machinery, Komatsu Team Up to Introduce Operators to iMC 2.0
Operator Jesiah Lee of C. Lee Construction Services in Gary, Ind., goes over some instructions with Roland Machinery's Zac Lucas, technology solutions expert. Roland Machinery invited customers to an information session of the latest technology available on Komatsu machines....
Illinois Tollway - Wed March 02, 2022
Illinois Tollway Approves Agreement With Chicago as I-490 Tollway Progresses
The Illinois Tollway board of directors announced Feb. 17 a key agreement with the city of Chicago necessary to construct the new I-490 Tollway — and complete the $3.4 billion Elgin O'Hare Western Access Project investment in the region's transportation infrastructure....
Illinois DOT - Tue March 01, 2022
IDOT Offers New Route Guidance App
A new route guidance app for routine oversize and overweight permits is now available. The app features audible turn-by-turn technology, which will enable truck drivers to hear directions while keeping their attention on the road....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed February 16, 2022
Central Contractors Moves to New HQ
Central Contractors Service, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, has completed the move of its total operations to a new headquarters located on 13 acres in Alsip, Ill. The midwest crane dealer began the process in 2019, with the purchase of property adjacent to a 4-acre satellite location....
AASHTO - Wed February 16, 2022
Illinois DOT Begins Next Phase Of $200M I-80 Project
The Illinois Department of Transportation kicked off work on the new Houbolt Road Bridge and interchange; the next phase of the state's $1.2 billion plan to improve and modernize Interstate 80 via the six-year "Rebuild Illinois" capital plan launched in June 2019....
