Hundreds of billions of dollars is slated to come to transportation funding around the county.

The US House passed a $305 billion bill, the FAST Act, to fund transportation projects around the nation. Illinois will get $7.5 billion over the next 5 years. The state also will pick up $3 billion for transit funding. Congressman Rodney Davis a Republican from the 13th District says the bill was passed without earmarks leaving an element of local control.

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80 percent of state’s highway funding comes from the federal government. The bill is headed to the President’s desk for approval.