THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ANNOUNCING MORE THAN THAN 11 MILLION IN PLANNING GRANTS IS BEING AWARDED TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE STATE.
THE MONEY IS FUNDING INITIATIVES RANGING FROM TRANSIT SERVICE FOR THOSE IN NEED IN LEE AND OGLE COUNTIES TO A LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR COOK COUNTY SAYS I-DOT SPOKESPERSON PAUL WAPPEL.
FUNDING WILL ALSO GO TOWARDS A BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE CITIES OF PICKNEYVILLE, DUQUOIN AND WEST FRANKFORT...AS WELL AS CARTERVILLE, HERRIN AND MURPHYSBORO.
PROJECTS INCLUDE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION PLANS IN SEVERAL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES, A PUBLIC TRANSIT STUDY IN JACKSON COUNTY, A PARKING REIMAGINED INITIATIVE IN THE ROCKFORD AREA AND A CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STUDY IN NORMAL.
