Obituaries
John Laplante, First Chicago DOT Commissioner, Dies Of Coronavirus
LaPlante served 30 years in transportation engineering positions with the City of Chicago – including as Chief Traffic Engineer.
CHICAGO (CBS) — John LaPlante, the first commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, has died after falling ill with the coronavirus.
LaPlante served 30 years in transportation engineering positions with the City of Chicago – including Chief Traffic Engineer. In that role, he helped redesign the infamous Z-curve on Lake Shore Drive at Wacker Drive downtown into a smoother curve, published reports noted.