There was no traffic tie-up this week in the Illiana Expressway legislation.

The House version was approved in both houses, clearing the way to Governor Mitch Daniels' desk where it is expected to be signed. The Senate vote was unanimous.

The road can be built with a public/private partnership and will run from Interstate 65 in Indiana to Interstate 57 and on to Interstate 55 in Illinois. Ten miles of the road is in Indiana with the remainder in Illinois.

Once approved, Daniels can begin to negotiate with private investors.

In Illinois, State Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi introduced a bill – SB3392 – into the Senate Feb. 10, to create the Illiana Expressway Act. It remains a shell bill that will be amended in the future with language to spell out details.

Sen. Toi Hutchinson joined three other senators who had already signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation Feb. 16.

They include Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, Kirk Dillard, D-Hinsdale, and Linda Holmes, Plainfield.