RICH JAMES: Lake transportation system needs upgrades

If there were snail darters in Indiana, opponents of the Illiana Expressway likely would have used them to block the proposed highway.

EDITORIAL: Local input should influence Illiana design

Already, opponents are lining up against the Illiana Expressway, even before the actual route is chosen. The opposition is premature at best.

Lake-effect snow socks parts of region, snarls morning commute

Cars drive Thursday on a snowy Interstate 80/94 westbound just east of Interstate 65 near Gary.

Lake-effect snow socks parts of region, snarls morning commute

Traffic backs up on Interstate 65 north near Interstate 80/94 on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Lake-effect snow socks parts of region, snarls morning commute

An accident on Interstate 80/94 westbound east of Interstate 65 near the border of Lake and Porter counties on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

No decision yet on plan for Toll Road-Borman connection

INDIANAPOLIS | It likely will take another year before a final decision is reached on the future of the Exit 21 ramp connecting the westbound lanes of the Indiana Toll Road to the Borman Expressway in Lake Station.

More overnight lane restrictions planned on the Borman

The Indiana Department of Transportation is planning lane restrictions on the eastbound Borman Expressway tonight between the Broadway exit and the Illinois state line from midnight Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.

EDITORIAL: Keep NIRPC up to speed on expressway plans

It has been half a century since an expressway was last built in Northwest Indiana and twice as long since what must become the Illiana Expressway was first proposed. The planning process for that road must go smoothly now that it has finally begun.

Crash on eastbound Borman at Cline jams traffic for miles

HAMMOND | An early morning crash Wednesday on the eastbound Borman Expressway at Cline Avenue sent one man to a local hospital and backed up traffic for miles.

McDermott ups ante on Gary land-based casino

INDIANAPOLIS | After years of opposing Gary's legislative efforts for a land-based casino, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. is ready to endorse Gary's latest plan — so long as he gets a second casino for Hammond.

State police investigate Borman Expressway shooting

GARY | Indiana State police are investigating a shooting early Saturday on the Borman Expressway that has left one person wounded.

EDITORIAL: Build momentum for Illiana Expressway

Now that the Illiana Expressway options have been narrowed to a single route, the federal government should add its blessing soon.

MLK Bridge open to traffic, four days earlier than planned

GARY | The Martin Luther King Drive Bridge over the Borman Expressway opened to motorists Monday afternoon, Indiana Department of Transportation representatives said Tuesday morning.

Teen dies in fiery crash on I-80/94

HAMMOND | A teenager died Tuesday night after his motorcycle slammed into the back of a semitrailer on Interstate 80/94.

Hobart man killed in wrong-way crash on Borman

GARY | A Hobart man was killed early Friday after driving his pickup truck the wrong way on the Borman Expressway and hitting a semi head-on.

Man shot in drive-by on Grant Street I-94 ramp

GARY | A 44-year-old Gary man was hospitalized Thursday with life-threatening injuries after being shot in a drive-by shooting on the southbound Grant Street ramp to the eastbound Borman Expressway, police said.

EDITORIAL: Make Toll Road-Borman interchange safer

The direct connection between the Indiana Toll Road and the Borman Expressway needs to be made safer but not eliminated.

Chain reaction crash involving four semis sends woman to hospital

HAMMOND | Semitrailer drivers following too closely on the Borman Expressway sparked a chain-reaction crash that ended with damage to four semis and one pick-up truck, police said.

Toll Road/Borman connection could go

The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road and government officials will meet next week to decide if they want to replace or eliminate the only direct connection between the westbound Toll Road and the Borman Expressway.