Chicago City Wire

Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, residents of Illinois Second Congressional District are benefiting from a generational investment of over $41 million in their public infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, D.C– On May 17, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) celebrated Infrastructure Week by acknowledging the $41.46 million dollars in federal-aid highway fund commitments made possible in Illinois’ Second Congressional District by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“Across Illinois’ Second Congressional District, vital infrastructure projects are made possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that I am proud to have helped pass. Since 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has supported Illinois infrastructure with critical investments in road maintenance, public transportation, high-speed broadband access, and so much more,” said Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02). “ I look forward to future investments supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will improve quality of life, create jobs, and strengthen the economic competitiveness of communities across our district.”

Over twenty new projects have begun thus far in Fiscal Year 2023, including: 

• $3,000,000 for Designed Overlay, Shoulders, Milled Rumble Strips, and ADA Improvements on Brainard Avenue from Muskegon Ave to State Line Ave in Calumet City, Illinois
• $1,930,000 for Designed Overlay with ADA Improvements on IL 115 from 0.4 Miles North of Gar Creek to South Washington Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois
• $1,110,000 for Smart Overlay with ADA Improvements on IL 1 from Union Avenue to Burville Road in Crete, Illinois
• $1,000,000 for Drainage and Grading Improvements Along IL 1 from Burville Road to IL 394 in Crete, Illinois
• $767,500 for Designed Overlay on River Oaks Drive from Price Avenue to State Line Road in Calumet City, Illinois
• $588,600 for Bridge Deck Overlay, Expansion Joint Replacement, and Bridge Substructure Repair on Structure Carrying 130th St. over I-94 in Chicago, Illinois  
• $341,800 for Standard Overlay with ADA Improvements on US 30 from Lowe Avenue to East of IL 394 in Chicago Heights, Illinois
• $242,200 for the Fiscal Year 2023 Kankakee Area Transportation Study (KATS) in Kankakee, Illinois
• $239,400 for Preliminary Engineering For Improvements to US 30 at IL 50 (Cicero Avenue) in Matteson, Illinois

A full summary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s investments in Illinois is available HERE.

Original source can be found here.