New Illinois State Maps Now Available

It's perhaps not as exciting as the new phone books arriving...

...but Illinois officials have announce that the new Illinois Official Highway Map is now available.

Hooray!!!

The maps come with with a refreshed design and updated information. The maps are free and are being distributed by the Illinois Department of Transportation at the Illinois State Fair or can be requested by DOT.maps@illinois.gov. It's also expected they'll be rolled out at interstate rest areas soon.

The map is published every two years and is made available by federal funding. Again, to request copies of the new map, you can contact DOT.maps@illinois.gov.

New State Maps Introduced at Illinois State Fair

                      Updated Highway Maps Have New Layout, QR Codes,

                      Useful Web Links

                      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.”

                      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:

                      o Getting Around Illinois website

                      o Start Seeing Motorcycles website

                      o Enjoy Illinois website

                      o Travel Midwest and St. Louis traffic websites

                      o Amtrak and Illinois High-Speed Rail websites

                      o Alternative fuels website

                      • Additional websites and information:

                      o Embrace the Orange work zone safety

                      o Illinois Yellow Dot Program

                      o Illinois State Police Scott’s Law (“move over law”)

                      o Illinois Amber Alert

                      o Illinois Scenic Byways

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                      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.