Ill. Bars Heavy Trucks From 'Oases' Being Rebuilt

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llinois has begun temporarily barring heavy trucks from using some rest stops along toll roads — even though motorists may still stop there — as the state’s toll agency and vendors rebuild a series of on-highway “oasis” stops.

“During the construction we are not allowing any heavy truck traffic into the oases,” said Joelle McGinnis, spokeswoman for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, “because there simply isn’t any space.”

The Illinois Tollway is a network of toll roads in and around Chicago, encompassing parts of Interstates 80, 88, 90, 94 and 294.

She told Transport Topics the construction that began this summer, and the interruption to trucks using the facilities, would take place in a staggered series of projects lasting through 2005.

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