New state maps introduced at Illinois State Fair
Updated highway maps have new layout, QR codes, and
useful web links
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[August 18, 2015]
SPRINGFIELD
– A new Illinois Official Highway Map with a refreshed design and
updated information is now available to the public and being
distributed by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) at
the Illinois State Fair starting today. |
The maps are free of charge and available at the IDOT tent,
located on the south side of the dairy building, on the east side of
the lawn. The maps also will be available at the DuQuoin State Fair
later this month. They will be available soon at interstate rest
areas.
“We encourage you to stop by our tent at the Illinois State Fair and
pick up a new map,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy
Blankenhorn. “There is a lot to see and do in our state and these
maps are very helpful to the traveling public. It‘s a great idea to
keep one in your vehicle at all times.”
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Here are some features of the 2015-2016 maps:
- New landscape oriented cover image, featuring the Interstate
74 Murray Baker Bridge in Peoria
- QR codes:
- Getting Around Illinois website
- Start Seeing Motorcycles website
- Enjoy Illinois website
- Travel Midwest and St. Louis traffic websites
- Amtrak and Illinois High-Speed Rail websites
- Alternative fuels website
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- Additional websites and information:
- Embrace the Orange work zone safety
- Illinois Yellow Dot Program
- Illinois State Police Scott’s Law (“move over law”)
- Illinois Amber Alert
- Illinois Scenic Byways
- Smartphone users can scan the numerous QR (quick
response) codes printed on the maps to access helpful
information immediately to guide them on their travels.
The Illinois Official Highway Map is printed on
recycled paper with soybean oil-based inks. The map is
published every two years and is made available by
federal funding. To request copies of the new map,
please contact
DOT.maps@illinois.gov.
[Illinois State Fair]
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