EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Drive smart, drive safely in work zones

With the arrival of the warm spring temperatures, you’re starting to see more yellow vests and orange cones and barrels throughout Northwest Indiana.

Valpo to study signal at Chicago/Silhavy crossing

VALPARAISO | A request to add a traffic signal at Silhavy Road and Chicago Street will be one of the issues the city looks at as part of the improvements to Silhavy between LaPorte Avenue and Evans Avenue.

Grant sought for 'roller coaster road' improvements

VALPARAISO | The city is seeking a $319,500 federal grant to make improvements to the section of Ransom Road known as roller coaster road.

Hobart Board of Works approves advertisement of bids for curb, crosswalk improvements

HOBART | The Board of Works is seeking bids to improve and upgrade aging curbs and sidewalks throughout the city.

No 4-way stop at Airport and Robbins roads

PORTAGE | There likely won't be a four-way stop at the Airport and Robbins roads intersection any time soon.

Women on wheels in central Illinois

DECATUR, Ill. | If you watch the TV show "Sons of Anarchy" on FX, you see women are never invited to meetings and don't wear the patch. They're relegated to the background at best. Granted, the show is about over-the-top outlaws, but basically, that part is accurate.

Women on wheels in central Illinois

Tracie Cook, left, of Petersburg, Ill., and Tracy Cooley, of Springfield, pose on their motorcycles near Niantic, Ill. The two women are trying to start a local chapter of the national organization Women on Wheels.

Hobart intersection closure scheduled to begin Monday

HOBART | The intersection of Third and East streets will be closed to traffic starting Monday.

Commission approves limiting parking on Gateman

PORTAGE | The Traffic Commission on Thursday approved a limit to parking on Gateman Avenue off Swanson Road.

Valpo wants runners to keep running but off the roads

VALPARAISO | With a steady flow of requests to shut down streets for marathons, 5K, 10K runs, walks or other events, Valparaiso plans to develop policies and routes to avoid disrupting traffic and maintain safety.

Valpo traffic panel rejects stop on Ransom Road

VALPARAISO | The city's Traffic and Safety Committee decided Tuesday the best action to take on two requests was no action.

Resident asks Valparaiso to encourage drivers to be kind

VALPARAISO | Melissa Lott thinks the city needs to take its celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Week a step further and start a campaign to urge drivers to be more considerate, especially to pedestrians.

Ind. 49 off ramp in Valpo to get a traffic signal

VALPARAISO | The city's worst intersection of the past decade is about to get a new traffic signal, and, no, it's not at the roundabout.

Traffic Commission denies stop sign request

PORTAGE | Bernice Pankowski just wants people to stop driving their vehicles in her yard.

Drivers warned of hazardous Rhode Island Street condition

MERRILLVILLE | Town officials encourage motorists to use caution when traveling on Rhode Island Street.

Red-light cameras, tickets stop drivers in their tracks

A profanity-laden Facebook page with more than 10,000 fans is perhaps the best indication some Chicago drivers aren't exactly smiling over the city's red-light cameras.

Hammond endorses texting-while-driving ban

HAMMOND | The Hammond City Council will consider banning texting while driving in case a statewide ban doesn't clear the General Assembly this year.

State cops nab nearly 7,800 cell phone violators

SPRINGFIELD | Two laws aimed at limiting the use of cell phones while driving have resulted in nearly 7,800 motorists being pulled over by the Illinois State Police this year.

Data drive traffic safety improvements

Even as police officers in Indiana write accident reports, allowing trends to be analyzed each year, officers are trying to reduce accident rates. Their efforts are working.

Study: 2 of 5 admit drowsy driving

WASHINGTON | Two out of every five drivers admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel at some point, with one in 10 saying they've done so in the past year, according to a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study.