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County gets $600,000 for study on Route 120
Grayslake Review (IL); 1/7/2010; 553 words; ...voted to approve a unified vision for the highway corridor. The local plan, which took three years to develop, called for construction of a four-lane arterial highway with a nine-mile bypass running from roughly Almond Road near Grayslake to Wilson Road...

Libertyville drivers to feel impact of state's new texting, cellphone laws
Libertyville Review (IL); 1/7/2010; 616 words; ...held cell phone while driving in a highway construction zone or a school zone or to surf the Internet...a school speed zone or within a highway construction zone, except for: highway construction or maintenance workers while in a highway...

Home heating efficiencies offer 'hat trick' of savings: UM study.
NewsRx Health & Science; 1/3/2010; 1164 words; ...improvements would have positive economic effects, including the creation of more than 80,000 jobs, especially in the construction field, and nearly $11 billion in economic activity; Reducing natural gas consumption would help Maryland meet its 2020...

UC Davis helps orphaned mountain gorilla babies return home to Congo National Park.
NewsRx Science; 1/3/2010; 1082 words; ...hot, dusty city directly behind a busy hotel was far from ideal. A rebel invasion of Virunga National Park delayed the construction of the sanctuary until this year. The area has now been deemed safe for the gorillas to return. The orphans' new home...

Going vertical: Fleeing tsunamis by moving up, not out.
NewsRx Science; 1/3/2010; 1453 words; ...and whether the flow is carrying debris, such as floating cars. The models also factor in the structure of the building - construction materials, the placement and strength of beams, columns and walls. To enhance strength and stiffness, Deierlein said...