The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has released a transportation infrastructure plan that would provide $11.2 billion in fixes over six years. The FY2017-22 Proposed Highway Improvement Program would be an increase of $2.8 billion over a previous plan.
The plan includes measures to improve 2,523 miles of roads and 501 bridges with $2 billion set aside for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The FAST Act helped boost the plan by roughly $134 million per year compared to previous levels, officials say. An additional $65 million per year was made available due to a new IDOT bargaining agreement.
The plan includes:
- Improvements for 38 bridges on the Kennedy Expressway, I-90 and I-94 in Chicago, valued at $68 million
- A project for widening I-55 and building the Lorenzo Road interchange in Will County would receive $114.7 million in funding
- $478 million for replacing the I-74/US 6 bridge in the Quad Cities
- $32.5 million for replacing the Illinois 178 bridge south of Utica
- $74.3 million for reconstructing the I-57/I-74 interchange in Champaign County
- $64.2 million for repairs to the Poplar Street collector in Metro East