The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways was established in 1913 by the State of Illinois upon approval of the first officially recorded County highway system maps. The present day system has evolved to include jurisdictional authority over 568 center line miles of highways. The Department has maintenance responsibilities for 1,620 lane miles of pavement, 132 bridges, 360 traffic signals and seven pumping stations from four maintenance facilities.
Secretary Buttigieg toured CSX and Belt Railway of Chicago, two of the largest and busiest freight rail facilities throughout the U.S.Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County...
An impact study of the Invest in Cook grant program among initiativesThe Cook County Board of Commissioners approved funding today to further transportation projects and initiatives led by the County...
