End of road for state tollway extensions? Pressure is on to cut back, not grow.(Brief Article)

From: Crain's Chicago Business | Date: February 14, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Pressure is on to cut back, not growThe Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's proposed expansions into Lake and Will counties are on the back burner -- the far back burner.

Gov. George Ryan's plans to reduce or eliminate toll booths on the 274-mile system is pushing the tollway toward cutbacks, not expansions, as recently appointed Executive Director Thomas S. Cuculich completes a report on how to fund the maintenance and repair of the aging highway system.

Mounting political opposition and the changing economic landscape have all but wiped out prospects for the two ...

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