Illinois’ recent score of a C- on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ infrastructure scorecard signals underinvestment from elected officials, according to Darren Olson, chairman of the report card study.
February 27, 2018Illinois
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Illinois’ Tepid Infrastructure Grade a Product of Funding Neglect, ASCE Leader Says
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I-74 Bridge Replacement Aims to Ease Mobility in Quad Cities Corridor
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The Interstate 74 bridge replacement, a tandem project of the Iowa and Illinois departments of transportation, will increase capacity and facilitate mobility on an important corridor that links the two states.
February 5, 2018
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Illinois Budget Puts State Roads in Crisis, Advocates Say
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Six months after lawmakers hastily passed their first state budget in two years, transportation advocates are sounding the alarm on a little-noticed item that will take $300 million from road repairs to pay other expenses each year.
December 6, 2017
Government, Business, TCA
With Two Industrial Parks on the Horizon, Illinois County Hopes to Adopt Freight Plan
With proposals for two large scale industrial parks in the works — in Crete, Ill. and Elwood, Ill. — Will County officials say they hope their soon-to-be-adopted Community Friendly Freight Mobility Plan will help local leaders minimize the impacts of these sizable projects.
July 24, 2017
Government
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Highway Work Will Stop in Illinois if Legislature Fails to Act, IDOT Says
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The Illinois Department of Transportation warned that it will be unable to pay for road work underway if state lawmakers don’t soon finish a budget.
June 26, 2017
Government
Road Construction Shutdown Averted in Illinois
Hours before the end of fiscal 2016 and a proposed shutdown of infrastructure projects and the layoff of 25,000 highway workers in Illinois, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled Legislature agreed to fully fund transportation for fiscal 2017.
July 1, 2016
Government
Illinois DOT Nearing Construction Shutdown, Layoffs of Highway Workers
Illinois is on the verge of stopping all highway construction July 1 because of the ongoing budget impasse between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
June 21, 2016
Government
Illinois Budget Impasse Still Holding Up Transportation Funding
With the scheduled May 31 end of its 2016 legislative session at hand, Illinois’ budget stalemate that has stretched for almost a year showed no signs of ending.
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