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An express headed west: Pace considers I-290/I-88 service at open house
By Austin Busch
December 18, 2025
IDOT’s multiyear plan supports intercity rail, bus-on-shoulder… and lots of driving projects
On August 12, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Department of Transportation's new multiyear plan, a blueprint for spending $34.6 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next six years.
August 29, 2022
The City of the Big Shoulders celebrates 10 years of Pace Bus on Shoulder
Ridership has grown exponentially on routes where Pace buses are permitted to bypass traffic jams by riding on the shoulder.
November 17, 2021
Experts and Advocates Weigh in on Rauner’s Proposal to Widen the Stevenson
On Thursday, Governor Bruce Rauner announced a new proposal to address congestion on the Stevenson Expressway, aka I-55, by adding lanes. The construction would be financed via a public-private partnership, and the new lanes would be tolled. Revenue would go to the concessionaire, allowing them to recoup their investment.
February 5, 2016
Successful Pilot Means New “Bus on Shoulders” Routes For Pace
For the past three years, Pace has run two express bus routes down the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) from Bolingbrook and Plainfield to downtown Chicago and the Illinois Medical District, and used the expressway's shoulders to bypass traffic jams. Creating these dedicated transit lanes has resulted in better reliability -- on-time performance jumped from 68 to 93 percent -- and faster service, which when combined with comfortable (and wi-fi equipped) buses, has led ridership to jump 226 percent.
August 12, 2014