Record spending planned for tollway projects in 2014

There will be over $1 billion according to the Chicago Tribune.

Motorists will see plenty of orange warning signs next year as crews rehabilitate the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, expand the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and attack other projects as the Illinois Tollway spends a record amount of money on construction.
Drivers will also see more troopers on the toll roads when a new state law kicks in allowing the maximum speed limit to hit 70 mph in some places, officials said Thursday.

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