Illinois Tollway to host construction networking event

The Illinois Tollway is hosting a free Construction Networking Event for firms involved in the heavy-highway construction industry. General contractors, specialty subcontractors, trucking firms and construction materials suppliers are invited to attend. Speakers include Illinois Tollway Executive Director Kristi Lafleur, Chief Engineer Paul Kovacs and Chief of Diversity and Strategic Development Gustavo Giraldo.

The event will be held Tuesday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, at Elgin Community College, Seigle Auditorium, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL.

The Construction Networking Event is geared to link firms interested in playing a role in the Tollway’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. Participants will have the opportunity to meet construction industry executives and learn how to participate in upcoming Tollway projects. Participating firms include Aldridge Electric Inc.; Curran Contracting Co.; F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates Inc.; K-Five Construction Corp.; Lorig Construction Co.; Plote Construction Inc.; R.W. Dunteman Co. and William Charles Construction Co. 

Event participants also will hear about construction contract opportunities with the Illinois Department of Transportation, how to get pre-qualified by the Capital Development Board and available assistance for small and diverse businesses from the Illinois Tollway. For more information, please visit the Doing Business section on the Illinois Tollway’s website www.illinoistollway.com. Pre-registration closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 12. On-site registration will also be provided at the event.

The Move Illinois Program will improve mobility, relieve congestion, reduce pollution, create as many as 120,000 jobs and link economies across the Midwest region. Move Illinois will address the remaining needs of the existing Tollway system; rebuild and widen the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) as a state-of-the-art 21st century corridor; construct a new interchange to connect the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) to I-57; build a new, all-electronic Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project and fund planning studies for the Illinois Route 53/120 Extension and the Illiana Expressway.

About the Illinois Tollway

The Illinois Tollway is a user-fee system that receives no state or federal funds for maintenance and operations. The agency maintains and operates 286 miles of interstate tollways in 12 counties in Northern Illinois, including the Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88), the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355), the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) and the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294/I-80).