ILLINOIS TOLLWAY CHAIRMAN PUSHES INNOVATION, DIVERSITY

摘要

When you have a 15-year, $12-billion construction program for your tollway road system, "all things are possible," says Robert J. Schillerstrom, board chairman of the Illinois Tollway. "We want to explore all opportunities." That goes for both technology and diversity. On the technology side, the authority not only is pushing for a cashless, all-electronic system but also is allowing materials engineers and contractors to use stretches of road to test new types of concrete mixes, more efficient or sustainable paving methods, and a load-plate system that measures subgrade conditions.