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Post by title1parent on Dec 21, 2008 8:15:34 GMT -5
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1341548,2_1_AU21_TOLLWAY_S1.article Work on Illinois tollways suspended for holidays December 21, 2008 Beacon News staff The Illinois Tollway will suspend all temporary lane closures over the Christmas and New Year's holiday weekends. From noon on Wednesday until 9 a.m. Dec. 29, and then from noon Dec. 31 to 9 a.m. Jan. 5, the road closures will be suspended on Interstate 88, as well as along Interstates 94, 355 and 90. Motorists must still obey the construction zone speed limit of 45 mph, even if no workers are present. Westbound I-88 traffic exiting at Naperville Road is now directed onto Freedom Drive. Traffic may then use eastbound Warrenville Road to reach northbound or southbound Naperville Road. Traffic entering westbound I-88 at the Naperville Road interchange also uses the new Freedom Drive connector road from Warrenville Road. Three I-PASS lanes are now open on the eastbound side of the Aurora toll plaza with traffic shifted to the right in both directions as the reconfiguration continues. Two open road tolling lanes remain available to westbound drivers at the plaza, as well as three toll booth lanes at the cash plaza.
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Post by rural on Jan 5, 2009 16:14:28 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the red light cameras are up at 59 and North Aurora Road? I've seen them flashing, but didn't notice any signs posted other than a no u turn sign that seemed to be new on northbound on 59.
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Post by Arwen on Jan 5, 2009 17:31:11 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the red light cameras are up at 59 and North Aurora Road? I've seen them flashing, but didn't notice any signs posted other than a no u turn sign that seemed to be new on northbound on 59. I hadn't noticed them there, but I saw some new ones at Rt. 59 and Butterfield over the holiday. I think there was signage posted there.
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Post by justvote on Jan 5, 2009 19:43:13 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the red light cameras are up at 59 and North Aurora Road? I've seen them flashing, but didn't notice any signs posted other than a no u turn sign that seemed to be new on northbound on 59. I haven't seen them, but I have read about that location in the paper. I guess if they're going to have them anywhere, that's one of the most effective locations.
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Post by warriorpride on Jan 5, 2009 23:14:01 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the red light cameras are up at 59 and North Aurora Road? I've seen them flashing, but didn't notice any signs posted other than a no u turn sign that seemed to be new on northbound on 59. As Arwen noted, I saw the cameras on 59 at Butterfield, and also at several other intersections on 59 more north of Butterfield. I saw some flashing, too - it was a bit distracting. I guess they need the flashes at night to ensure that the picture can capture the license plate numbers? But, I hope that the flashes don't cause any accidents
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Post by wvhsparent on Jan 6, 2009 0:17:58 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the red light cameras are up at 59 and North Aurora Road? I've seen them flashing, but didn't notice any signs posted other than a no u turn sign that seemed to be new on northbound on 59. Just remember that there is no right on red from eastbound North Aurora Rd to Southbound Rt 59. www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1334804,6_1_NA17_REDLIGHT_S1.article Naperville's red light cameras to begin operationDecember 17, 2008 Sun staff The city of Naperville is slated to begin operating automated red light photo enforcement cameras the week of Dec. 28 at the intersection of North Aurora Road and Route 59. Signs will be posted at this intersection indicating the presence of the cameras. The Naperville Police Department will issue warning citations for 30 days following activation. Once the 30-day warning period has expired, citations will be issued. "This program's main goal is to make this intersection safer," Naperville Police Department Traffic Section Sgt. Lee Martin said. "At this particular intersection, we saw 16 right angle/turning crashes in 2006 and 16 in 2007. In 2006, the Naperville Police Department issued more than 1,200 red light citations throughout the city. Through the use of these cameras at high-crash intersections, we hope to reduce the number of accidents and ultimately save lives." The intersection of North Aurora Road and Route 59 was selected because of the high number of right-turn accidents at that location. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, crashes caused by red light running result in more than 800 fatalities and 165,000 injuries annually. Citations will be issued to those violators who jeopardize the safe and efficient flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Citations will be issued to drivers who run red lights without stopping, those who make right turns against red lights without coming to a complete stop and those who stop after crossing the limit line/stop bar while making a right turn against a red light, forcing a pedestrian or bicyclist into the roadway. However, if a driver enters an intersection on a green light that turns to red before they have a chance to make a left turn, no citation will be issued. Registered vehicle owners will have the right to contest a citation through the city's new administrative hearing system for red light enforcement violations. For more detailed information on the program and administrative hearing process, visit www.naperville.il.us/redlight.aspx.
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Post by title1parent on Jan 8, 2009 6:17:53 GMT -5
www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262759&src=76New I-88 interchange opens in Naperville By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald 1/7/2009 The long-awaited reconfiguration of the I-88/Naperville Road interchange opens today, a project that also connects Warrenville and Diehl roads through a new commercial district in northern Naperville. Freedom Drive is expected to be open by midday, tollway officials said. Motorists exiting or entering westbound I-88 will use the new interchange, and eastbound drivers exiting the tollway will also use the new road to access Naperville Road via Diehl or Warrenville. Motorists getting onto eastbound I-88 will still use ramps at Naperville Road. The interchange project is part of a larger widening and reconstruction program of I-88 from North Aurora to Oak Brook that is budgeted at $826.3 million. This portion cost about $100 million, tollway officials said. The new interchange is expected to relieve congestion at the intersection of Naperville and Warrenville roads. "The new improvements to the Naperville Road interchange will further ensure drivers can now get to their destinations faster and with less stress," said George Pradel, a tollway board member and also Naperville's mayor. Business owners in the new 25-acre Freedom Commons commercial development along Freedom Drive are also looking forward to the road's opening. The commercial component was under construction during the time the interchange reconfiguration project was going on, but many businesses opened well ahead of completion of the new interchange. Robert Kabakoff, partner and director of culinary operations at the White Chocolate Grill, was unaware the road was slated to open today. "It's definitely good news," he said. "People can see us from the tollway, but it's just so hard to get to us. Hopefully, there'll be an increase in business because we'll be a lot easier for people to get to and this will make it more accessible."
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Post by title1parent on Jan 8, 2009 6:19:42 GMT -5
www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262836&src=76Lane closures in NapervillePeriodic daytime lane closures in the vicinity of Washington and 75th streets in Naperville are scheduled to begin the week of Jan. 12 and continue until March as part of a project to widen the intersection. Traffic along westbound 75th Street from Oxford Lane to Clyde Drive will be reduced to one lane between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The closure is expected to be in effect for about six weeks. In March, major road and bridge construction is slated to begin. At that time traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on 75th and Washington. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes through the duration of construction, scheduled to wrap up in 2011.
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Post by title1parent on Jan 9, 2009 6:30:42 GMT -5
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1369316,2_1_AU09_REDLIGHT_S1.article Lights, cameras, action may be coming next month January 9, 2009 By MATT HANLEY mhanley@scn1.com In 2006, Aurora began discussing installing red-light cameras at certain intersections around the city. In 2007, the city began working with Redflex as a possible vendor for the cameras. In 2008, the City Council voted to put cameras at 20 intersections. What's missing? The actual cameras. So, the question is: will the long-discussed red-light cameras be installed this year? "They will go in in 2009," said Aurora Police Cmdr. Joe Groom, who has been working on the project. Groom expects the city's final red-light ordinance to be on the agenda in February. Then the cameras will be installed as soon as the weather warms up. By summer, drivers can expect to see some of the cameras in place at Aurora intersections. A year ago, aldermen voted in favor of a contract with Redflex for cameras at as many as 20 city intersections. City officials have long-touted Redflex's plan because it doesn't put any cost burdens on Aurora -- although who pays for certain permit fees has been unclear. Groom said the reasons for the long delays are complicated and not related to one specific part of the process. In general, paperwork and road surveys took longer than expected. Red-light cameras have been criticized nationwide. A March 2008 Science Daily study claims the cameras actually increase accidents by causing drivers to slam on their brakes. Some drivers don't like the "Big Brother" nature of the cameras, monitoring their actions from afar. But a recent federal court ruling appears to give the green light to red-light cameras. The ruling by the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the "innocent owner's defense," ruling that it is not a violation of equal protection or due process to issue $100 tickets to license plate holders, even though somebody else was driving the car. "Is it rational to fine the owner, rather than the driver? Certainly so," the court ruling states. "A camera can show reliably which cars and trucks go through red lights, but is less likely to show who was driving. That would make it easy for owners to point the finger at friends or children -- and essentially impossible for the city to prove otherwise. A system of photographic evidence reduces the costs of law enforcement and increases the proportion of all traffic offenses detected." In Aurora, drivers will be notified of the new cameras with signs at each intersection, publicity in the media and a 30-day grace period. (Drivers who run red lights in the first 30 days will receive notice, but no fine.) While Redflex may have a different view, Groom insists that police don't care if the cameras bring in any revenue. They want to stop bad driving, not attract dollars. "We've said it from Day One and I rest my hat on that: we care about compliance," Groom said. "We're not going to hide anything. We want people to stop." The Chicago Sun-Times contributed to this report.
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Post by title1parent on Jan 23, 2009 6:18:20 GMT -5
Reagan lane closures today
Illinois tollway officials say repairs will be made to the eastbound Reagan Memorial Tollway from Finley Road to the Meyers Road Toll Plaza causing lane closures between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. today. Crews will remove segments of failing pavement and replace them with asphalt. A work zone speed limit of 45 mph will be in place during the project. In the spring, permanent repairs will be made as part of the tollway's widening and repaving project along I-88 from North Aurora to Oak Brook.
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Post by title1parent on Jan 28, 2009 6:18:14 GMT -5
The Honeymoon is over......Be Careful out there. Red light cameras activeThe 30-day warning period for Naperville's red-light cameras at the intersection of North Aurora Road and Route 59 will expire Saturday, Jan. 31. The city will begin issuing $100 citations for violations beginning Feb. 1. Registered vehicle owners will have the right to contest a citation through the city's new administrative hearing system for red-light enforcement violations. For more information visit naperville.il.us/redlight.aspx.
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Post by wvhsparent on Jan 28, 2009 8:11:40 GMT -5
taken from blago...... Let's fine em $100.00. They need a hearing first.... Fine - Let's give em an administarive hearing.....then fine em!
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Post by title1parent on Feb 2, 2009 6:17:01 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]REMINDER !![/glow] www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1408516,6_1_NA02_REDLIGHTS_S1.article 1,2,3 ... red lights! City begins new camera enforcementFebruary 2, 2009 By STEPHANIE BEHNE For The Sun Sunday was the Big Day, and not just because of the Big Game. As of Sunday, the 30-day warning period for the city of Naperville's newest red-light photo enforcement expired. From now on, registered vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will be issued citations and $100 fines for violations recorded by automated camera at the intersection of North Aurora Road and Route 59. Signs and orange flags signaled the presence of the cameras for drivers Sunday. "It's about time," said Naperville resident John Nardozzi, 51. "Everybody in town knows it's a terrible intersection. There are lots of accidents." Others weren't quite so sure. Brian McConnell, 53, of Aurora, had questions about how the citation process would be carried out. "How does it work? How sensitive is it ... if you don't do it exactly right. It's my fear there will be problems." First, the reason city officials chose the intersection of Route 59 and East Aurora Road is clear, according to Police Chief David Dial. He told The Sun recently that the intersection is one of the most dangerous is the city. Studies showed that more than 30 cars each day, on average, have driven through the intersection after the signal turns red, or turned south onto Route 59 from eastbound North Aurora Road, he said, disregarding the sign that is posted there, "No Right Turn on Red." Dial told The Sun that all violations captured by the system will be subject to triple review by the camera vendor to ensure they meet the criteria for a violation. The vendor will then forward the violation to the Naperville Police Department for review by the Traffic Unit. Officers reviewing the violations can either approve the violation or deny them if they do not meet their specifications. All violations approved by the department will be returned to the vendor who will prepare and mail citations to the registered owners of the offending vehicles. Dial said offenders who receive a citation in the mail can view their offense by logging into the vendor's Web site and entering the information from their citation. They will be able to view both static photographs and the video of the offense. They will have the option to pay the citation via mail or Internet, request a hearing via administrative adjudication, or request a hearing via notarized letter without appearing at the hearing. The vendor will schedule all administrative hearings, which will be held at 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Municipal Center.
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Post by warriorpride on Feb 2, 2009 7:50:44 GMT -5
...From now on, registered vehicle owners, not necessarily the drivers, will be issued citations and $100 fines for violations recorded by automated camera at the intersection of North Aurora Road and Route 59. ... hmmm - the OWNERS of the car are fined, not who's driving - interesting ... Dial told The Sun that all violations captured by the system will be subject to triple review by the camera vendor to ensure they meet the criteria for a violation. The vendor will then forward the violation to the Naperville Police Department for review by the Traffic Unit. Officers reviewing the violations can either approve the violation or deny them if they do not meet their specifications. All violations approved by the department will be returned to the vendor who will prepare and mail citations to the registered owners of the offending vehicles. Dial said offenders who receive a citation in the mail can view their offense by logging into the vendor's Web site and entering the information from their citation. They will be able to view both static photographs and the video of the offense. They will have the option to pay the citation via mail or Internet, request a hearing via administrative adjudication, or request a hearing via notarized letter without appearing at the hearing. The vendor will schedule all administrative hearings, which will be held at 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Municipal Center. this sounds like an expensive ongoing process - I hope there are review points in the future to examine the total cost & determine if there's a real benefit with what they're doing.
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Post by title1parent on Feb 8, 2009 8:14:53 GMT -5
www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1418955,75th-Street-closures-begin-Monday_NA020709.article 75th Street closures begin Monday February 8, 2009 Sun Staff The city of Naperville advises residents and motorists that 24-hour lane closures are slated to begin Monday in the vicinity of Washington Street and 75th Street intersection. Major road and bridge construction is slated to begin in March and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on 75th Street and Washington Street. Beginning next week, traffic along westbound 75th Street from Oxford Lane and Clyde Drive will be reduced to one lane. In addition, the eastbound left-turn lane will also be closed. These closures will be in effect around the clock and are expected to be in place for approximately two weeks. The city encourages motorists to seek alternate routes through the duration of the intersection improvement project, which is slated for completion in 2011. Motorists planning to travel through the intersection during construction should expect delays. 75th Street and Washington Street are two of Naperville's major arterial roadways. The intersection is currently over capacity with more than 65,000 vehicles traveling through this intersection on a typical day. By 2025, the city anticipates more than 77,000 vehicles will pass through the intersection daily. Several improvements are planned for the intersection to improve traffic flow, as well as enhance the safety of motorists and pedestrians. As part of the project, one additional through lane of traffic, one additional left-turn lane and a dedicated right-turn lane in each direction will be added. In addition, the DuPage River Trail from Hobson Road to Bunting Lane will be completed and two new underpasses will be built to allow pedestrians and bicyclists to pass beneath both 75th Street and Washington Street. As part of the project, the city will also install a sound wall along the perimeter of the Maplebrook subdivisions. The wall is expected to extend from Olympus Drive to Washington Street along the north side of 75th Street, from Clyde Drive to Washington Street along the south side of 75th Street and from Bailey Road to just north of Tamarack Avenue along the west side of Washington Street. During construction, the city is encouraging all motorists to avoid local neighborhood streets as alternate routes. The city recommends that motorists seek alternate routes via other arterial roadways. For north/south travel, Naper Boulevard, Plainfield/Naperville Road, West Street and Route 59 are preferred options. For east/west travel, Chicago Avenue, Aurora Avenue, Ogden Avenue, Diehl Road, 87th Street, Royce Road, Boughton Road and 111th Street are preferred alternate routes. For motorists who live or work in the area surrounding the Washington and 75th Street intersection, the city recommends seeking alternate routes on local collector streets. Collector streets convey traffic out of the neighborhoods to the arterial streets, with a goal of reducing the traffic on other residential streets. Collector streets in the vicinity of the 75th and Washington Street intersection include Modaff Road, Gartner Road, Olesen Road and Bailey Road. For more information on the 75th and Washington intersection improvements, or to sign up to receive e-news alerts about this project, visit www.naperville.il.us/75andwashimprovements.aspx.
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