Chicago Transportation News

Drivers are being warned to expect massive delays and traffic complications, as the Kennedy Expressway enters its final phase of a three-year construction project. Labor groups are appealing to Springfield to adopt the groups’ own vision for the future of the Regional Transportation Authority. Lawmakers are considering charging Illinois drivers “a road usage” tax. And Metra’s 14 suburban commuter rails – like the Heritage Corridor, the SouthWest Service and the Union Pacific lines – could all be in for a rebranding. Reset gets a transportation roundup from Chicago Sun-Times general assignment reporter David Struett. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.