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Article: Gates would cut access to Loop in terror attack.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2005
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Byline: Jon Hilkevitch
May 18--CHICAGO -- The state is testing an emergency plan to shut off access to downtown Chicago from local expressways during a terrorist attack or other catastrophe in the Loop, officials said Tuesday.
The measure is aimed at speeding up the evacuation of the downtown during a disaster by more effectively controlling traffic and panicky drivers.
It involves installing up to 80 gates to block access to inbound expressway ramps along five interstate highways that lead into the city, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The remotely operated gates, a heavy-duty version of the barriers already in ...