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Latest Updates for McHenry County Better Roads Coalition |
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Rte. 47 funding gets OK Posted On : 5/7/2008 WOODSTOCK – City officials approved spending more than half a million dollars Tuesday for the first phase of a project that they hope other agencies will help fund.... Read Full Story |
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Advocates gather to voice support for capital plan Posted On : 4/29/2008 Members of the public and private sectors gathered Monday to express their support for a bipartisan push for a statewide capital improvement plan... Read Full Story |
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Governor taps Hastert & Poshard to lead coaltion Posted On : 3/5/2008 “Illinois Works Coalition” to focus on urging legislators to pass statewide infrastructure plan, providing statewide infrstructure and job-creation... Read Full Story |
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Manzullo Seeks Funding for Rakow Road Widening Posted On : 3/5/2008 Congressman Don Manzullo announced today he will seek more federal road dollars to help fund the vital Rakow Road widening project that will help reduce severe traffic congestion ... Read Full Story |
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Capital plan needed Posted On : 3/3/2008 If the governor’s capital plan means that potholes can be fixed and arterials widened, then I’m all for it. The roads are falling apart and congestion’s even worse.... Read Full Story |
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Cutting commutes Posted On : 2/23/2008 When seeking to improve the quality of life in a community, it’s hard not to recognize how growth impacts the economy, which then impacts jobs, transportation and so on down the line.... Read Full Story |
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Going far beyond the money Posted On : 2/23/2008 Transportation is an expensive issue, and it goes far beyond money to build roads and maintain existing ones.... Read Full Story |
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Finances hamper road construction Posted On : 2/23/2008 McHenry County’s roads are in very good physical shape, as are most of the townships’, while our state routes are plagued by a lack of capacity.... Read Full Story |
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Bypass needs to be addressed Posted On : 2/23/2008 Talking about traffic congestion gets Bill Dwyer fired up. Dwyer has lived in McHenry County for 34 years and has seen how growth and development have led to traffic burdens and frustrations for commuters.... Read Full Story |
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Huntley eager for road work Posted On : 2/22/2008 Trustees signed off on suggested and required improvements related to the proposed road widening that could cost the village about $3.27 million.... Read Full Story |
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Bypass inches ahead Posted On : 2/14/2008 After several years of work and an estimated $1 million investment, an environmental study of the proposed Algonquin western bypass has been completed.... Read Full Story |
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'Warriors' take road trip to Springfield Posted On : 10/4/2007 The McHenry County “Road Warriors” fought for state road money one box lunch, bent ear and handshake at a time Wednesday at the Capitol.... Read Full Story |
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Tryon: No commitment to county? No, to CTA Posted On : 10/2/2007 The scheduled doomsday for the Chicago Transit Authority has been postponed for now because of another Band-Aid approach thought up by Gov. Rod Blagojevich.... Read Full Story |
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Bypass included in capital plan Posted On : 9/20/2007 Funding for the proposed Algonquin western bypass is included in the $13 billion state capital-improvement plan approved Tuesday by the Illinois Senate.... Read Full Story |
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American idle Posted On : 9/19/2007 That figure could be worse for workers who live in McHenry County, where the average commute time is more than 35 minutes each way. That ranks worst in the state and seventh worst in the nation... Read Full Story |
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Roads and the RTA Posted On : 9/17/2007 Despite McHenry County’s ability to attain millions of federal dollars for needed road projects – most notably $20 million for the Algonquin western bypass – the state has failed to fund the projects. ... Read Full Story |
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Disgusted by traffic Posted On : 9/15/2007 Are you as disgusted with the increase in traffic in McHenry County as I am?... Read Full Story |
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Signs signal county's road rage Posted On : 9/13/2007 Village officials and the McHenry County Better Roads Coalition are going grass roots to help secure funding for the Route 31 Western Bypass.... Read Full Story |
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Billboards Urge Motorists to Sign Online Petition Posted On : 9/11/2007 Billboards along some of McHenry County’s most congested roads began promoting a new campaign today urging motorists to sign an online petition to Governor Blagojevich demanding McHenry County’s fair share of road improvement dollars... Read Full Story |
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IL Congressional Del. Plead for State Captial Bill Posted On : 9/7/2007 U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) was joined by members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation today in sending a letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich and the members of the Illinois General Assembly urging swift passage of the state capital bill.... Read Full Story |
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Route 14 widening plan presented Posted On : 8/24/2007 Because the widening plan calls for a four-lane highway with a grassy median, drivers will not be able to turn left across the median onto some of the side roads.... Read Full Story |
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McHenryCountyofficials rally for more road funds Posted On : 8/23/2007 About 60 government, business and community leaders, some carrying lath and cardboard protest signs turned out to hear Manzullo... Read Full Story |
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Hey, G-Rod: We aren’t giving in Posted On : 8/19/2007 If I had a dollar for every person who in the past five years has stood at or near the corner of Routes 31 and 62 in Algonquin and rallied in support of local road funding, I might have been able to write the check myself.... Read Full Story |
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Snarled junction spurs rally Posted On : 8/18/2007 Intersection in Algonquin needs bypass, officials say... Read Full Story |
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Road warriors rally for funding Posted On : 8/18/2007 County leaders accuse Blagojevich of holding bypass money hostage... Read Full Story |
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Group in Algonquin pushes state to spend more Posted On : 8/18/2007 The McHenry County Better Roads Coalition hosted a rally Friday in Cornish Park to implore Blagojevich and Illinois lawmakers to provide more funding for area thoroughfares.... Read Full Story |
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Residents rally for road relief Posted On : 8/18/2007 A group of local lawmakers gathered in the park Friday to rip Gov. Rod Blagojevich for what they called the state’s failure to fund road projects in McHenry County. ... Read Full Story |
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Manzullo Joins New Coalition in Pushing Governor Posted On : 8/17/2007 Congressman Don Manzullo today joined other elected officials, business leaders and residents in calling on Governor Rod Blagojevich and Illinois legislative leaders to start investing in McHenry County road improvements... Read Full Story |
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'Road Rally' Calls For McHenry County Road Funding Posted On : 8/17/2007 'Road Rally' Calls For McHenry County Road Funding... Read Full Story |
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Rally against congestion Posted On : 8/17/2007 The McHenry County Better Roads Coalition is trying to start a grass-roots campaign to pressure Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the state government to meet the county’s road needs.... Read Full Story |
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Coalition paving the way Posted On : 8/17/2007 McHenry County officials have banded with local entrepreneurs and citizens to send a strong message to a governor they accuse of overlooking the county when funding road projects.... Read Full Story |
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Leaders to hold rally for road funds Posted On : 8/16/2007 Federal, state and local officials have been invited to join business leaders and residents in McHenry County at a rally Friday to draw attention to traffic congestion and to call on Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaders to spend more on roads... Read Full Story |
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Coalition to host road rally Posted On : 8/16/2007 The coalition, composed of area leaders and elected officials, hopes that a show of force Friday morning will bring some road dollars north from Springfield and remind Blagojevich of the county’s dubious spot on a national worst-congestion list.... Read Full Story |
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Road Rally in Algonquin Posted On : 8/14/2007 Government, Business Leaders to Rally in Algonquin on Friday for Better State Funding of McHenry County Roads... Read Full Story |
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It’s time for county 'Road Warriors' to unite Posted On : 8/11/2007 One of the most likely places to find yourself stuck in traffic in McHenry County is at the intersection of Routes 31 and 62 in downtown Algonquin.... Read Full Story |
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Frustrations mount over bypass Posted On : 6/12/2007 A cadre of local, state and federal lawmakers met near Routes 31 and 62 to blast Gov. Rod Blagojevich for the state’s failure to fund a western bypass around downtown Algonquin.... Read Full Story |
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