Illinois Tollway ramps up safety measures amid heatwave

Illinois Tollway ramps up safety measures amid heatwave

Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Tollway is providing additional assistance to drivers as temperatures become dangerously high. The tollway will be providing a 24-hour hot weather patrol to better assist drivers who are stranded on the highway. There is already a regular patrol in place that runs from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. during weekdays, but the tollway will be sending at least 12 hot weather patrols to provide additional help. Patrol crews will direc…