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Application Process Re-Opened for 2012 Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program
On behalf of Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Department of Transportation’s Secretary Ann L. Schneider recently announced the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) application process will be reopened in February. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) intends to establish a bi-annual application process following the same basic schedule for each application cycle.
IDOT has updated the on-line application process which will improve efficiency for both IDOT and the public. Project sponsors who submitted an on-line ITEP application in 2010 will be required to re-submit a new application, but as part of the online updates applications submitted in 2010 can be copied and updated for the 2012 application process. All applications must be submitted through the on-line process. The application and other related materials are available at
www.dot.il.gov/opp/itep.html.
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Governor Quinn Announces $21.7 Million Award
to Create “Safe Routes to School”
Governor Pat Quinn today announced $21.7 million in Illinois Safe Routes to School grants to schools and communities across the state. The federally-funded program is designed to enable and encourage children to walk and bike to school safely.
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Illinois Tollway and Illinois Department of Transportation Leaders named "Women of the Year" by the Women's Transportation Seminar Chicago
The Illinois Tollway and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur and Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider have been selected as “Women of the Year” by the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Greater Chicago Chapter.
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Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities
On the Decline in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today released
crash data showing a continual reduction in the number of
alcohol-impaired motor vehicle fatalities in Illinois from 2006
through 2010. The measure of alcohol impairment involves at least
one driver with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher, or
beyond the legal blood-alcohol limit in Illinois. IDOT and law
enforcement agencies statewide are partnering this holiday season to
boost safety and continue the fight against impaired driving.
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Get on Track with the Illinois State Rail Plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the initiation of the Illinois State Rail Plan. The Illinois State Rail Plan will provide a long range investment program framework for meeting the various needs of passenger and freight rail within the State.
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DBE Conference set for February 21-22,
2012 in Springfield
The Office of Business & Workforce Diversity’s Bureau of Small Business Enterprises has set the dates of February 21-22, 2012, for its “Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Reward 2012 DBE Conference.” The conference will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center in Springfield. Additional information will be posted under Doing Business, Small Business Enterprises, “TCTR 2012 DBE Conference” as it becomes available.
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