I-90 epicenter of construction

[jason05gt]

I lived there for years and have no clue where you see that roads are better.

I've been driving up there every weekend for the past 8 years. Once you drive into Wisconsin the roads are better quality and in the winter they are plowed better. I just drove up to Wisconsin Dells the roads were in great shape.

 

[greasy]

Building the epicenter of my nutsack. No exit at Barrington or Roselle Road heading East on 90 sucks a big fat cock.

 

[jason05gt]

Where are we getting this Federal money. We can't afford what we have now as a country.

Taxes. The Federal Govt provides grants to fund roads.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

Wisconsin doesn't salt or plow (90%) so of course they are better

 

[Hubbard 0]

I see your point, however tollways are not the only means of getting around. There is no way that roads can be maintained without the revenue from the tolls. Taxes would dramatically increase. I don't wanna pay more by default every year, and I'm sure you don't either. Look at Wisconsin, they have no tolls, higher income tax than Illinois and their roads are horrible.

It is simple to boycott the toll hikes, don't drive the tollway.

Boycotting the tolls would be a problem, mostly for the hundreds of thousands of people who have to use it every day to get to work and back.

 

[Fish]

And the 53 north expansion won't be touched until the team of lawyers in Long Grove die or change their minds about having an expressway in their backyard. The land is there and the right of way for expansion is there but those assclowns keep filing injunctions to prevent the construction of Rt 53 from Lake Cook Rd all the way up to 120. Google build 53 and you'll understand.

We already talked about this in great detail. I was even told I was being selfish by a smug umpa lumpa.

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31084&highlight=long+grove

 

[GraFFix]

I work in Elk Grove right off Elmhurst road & 72 and we've had alot of land surveyors, noise polution people as well as a ton of Realtors stop by our place in the past year. The plan for that area is to finally extend elgin/ohare and run it along Thorndale rd to actually reach the airport.
They are also going to run a split from Thorndale and Elmhurst road off the new elgin/ohare to I90 which is a few miles north.
They will also be making the Elmhurst road exit a full exchange exit so you will be able to get on going east and west instead of having to go all the way to Arlington heights road to get on going westbound.

Ive seen the maps of the proposed plans and all I know is its going to screw up traffic by work for along time. I think they estimate it will be done by 2018.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

I work in Elk Grove right off Elmhurst road & 72 and we've had alot of land surveyors, noise polution people as well as a ton of Realtors stop by our place in the past year. The plan for that area is to finally extend elgin/ohare and run it along Thorndale rd to actually reach the airport.
They are also going to run a split from Thorndale and Elmhurst road off the new elgin/ohare to I90 which is a few miles north.
They will also be making the Elmhurst road exit a full exchange exit so you will be able to get on going east and west instead of having to go all the way to Arlington heights road to get on going westbound.

Ive seen the maps of the proposed plans and all I know is its going to screw up traffic by work for along time. I think they estimate it will be done by 2018.

before they started the construction on lake st ( rt20) i was taking 20 to the EO to wooddale rd for work.

hopefully im outta there once this starts.

 

[Vogz]

Wisconsin doesn't salt or plow (90%) so of course they are better

You do know that the vast majority of road deterioration is due to heavy vehicles and transition from warm to cold and back to warm temperatures, right?

 

[firemandan1700]

And you guys thought I nuts for not wanting to take toll roads to lukes lol
if they jack the price I will definatly avoid them whenever possible

 

[Eagle]

I just drove 90 all the way from Randall to downtown. Wasn't bad at all....



@ 3am in the morning....

 

[Fish]

90 is a joke around 290/94. Especially if there is some kind of event going on. I cant count how many times it has taken over an hour to get from Cumberland to 35th for a Sox game.

Flip side, we left hella early once, and it took 25 minutes.

 

[KAR]

This is why I live in the same town that I work in


But seriously that shit is gonna suck!!! The 90 construction going west towards Rockford already sucks ass! At times it is easier to just take the streets instead of the highway even though it tacks on an extra 30 minutes for the drive I make out to janesville because at times you'll get stuck in traffic and that delays a person 30 minutes to an hour anyways.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

But seriously that shit is gonna suck!!! The 90 construction going west towards Rockford already sucks ass!

When I went to Galena over the weekend, I was headed down 90 and the Semi's werent paying attention to "trucks use left lane" because the right lane was practically the shoulder.

 

[CrunkMaro]

i'm with whoever was trying to say that chicago drivers suck. i got ran into a fuckin curb by a jerkass driver and smashed up my rims :-(

i don't think more lanes is going to solve that problem.

on another note, i've been a hippie and have been riding my bike to work every day.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Use the brakes next time or don't swerve? Now you're liable instead of the person who moved into your lane.

 

[98GTPDriva]

Reasons why I don't miss living in Chicago... I have a 50 mile one-way drive that takes 40-45 minutes.

Around here, they mention snow in the forecast and everything shuts down.