Pritzker, IDOT announce updated plan to rebuild Illinois roads, bridges

Drainage improvements at the Dixie Highway viaduct in Homewood are projects in the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. /Image courtesy of Captured News on Twitter

4/24/20 Update: DCEO Hosting Rebuild Illinois Grant Opportunities Webinar DCEO Hosting Rebuild Illinois Grant Opportunities Webinar The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss funding opportunities from the 2019 state capital bill that are currently open for applications. Three Rebuild Illinois programs will be discussed: Public Infrastructure; Economic Development; and, Shovel Ready Sites. The webinar is free, but registration is required. For more information and to register, please visit the State’s Webex portal or contact Aly Grady, Alyson.grady2@illinois.gov.

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Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced a new version of the multi-year plan for road and bridge projects across the state, which is the first to capture the historic impact of the Rebuild Illinois capital plan.

In the plan are four projects in Homewood; one in Flossmoor; one that includes Homewood, Flossmoor and Chicago Heights; one that includes Homewood and East Hazel Crest; and one that includes Homewood, East Hazel Crest and Harvey…Please click here to read the story in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. A full list of road and bridge projects can be found here. A related story, Pritzker says state a ‘steady partner’ for south, southwest suburbs, ran in the Tribune/Daily Southtown earlier this month.