– The Rock Island Greenway continues to grow within the city of Peoria.
On Tuesday, the Peoria City Council approved spending $622,787 towards a $1.55 million project that has been kicking around for more than three decades. The move will extend the trail a bit more than a mile from Harvard Avenue to Park Avenue, connecting to an existing trail within Glen Oak Park.
It s the latest piece of progress on a project that dates back to 1984, when the city of Peoria and Peoria Heights purchased the Kellar Branch from trustees of the bankrupt Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Because of legal wrangling and a series of other issues, construction on the spur off the Rock Island Trail didn t begin until 2010.
Road work begins on I-97
Rochelle Eiselt
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Construction on Illinois 97 from Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site to the Sangamon County line begins today, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The work will reduce I-97 to one lane at times, with signs, flaggers and barricades providing traffic control. Motorists should expect delays and allow extra time for travel in the area or use alternate route.
The project, funded by the Rebuild Illinois program, includes resurfacing, guardrail improvement and shoulder upgrades. The work is expected to be completed by mid-July.
Over the next six years, IDOT plans to improve more than 3,300 miles of highway and 8.4 million square feet of bridge deck as part of the Rebuild Illinois program, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation.
April 16, 2021 By David Murray
The Corps of Engineers has completed its federal interest determination for Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD) No. 2 Harbor, which can now move on to the next step: a full-fledged study to evaluate options for dredging the silted-up oxbow. The Corps’ findings indicate that the project meets or exceeds the parameters to proceed to the next level of study.
When the KRPD first developed the site, it was able to fleet more than 20 barges. The area now is so shallow that no barges are able to be fleeted in this area. The Corps study will evaluate five alternatives to determine the best combination of uses and associated costs.
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April 16, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have announced $110 million in grant funding available to the state’s public ports.
The Port Facilities Capital Investment Grant Program is part of the Rebuild Illinois capital plan, and the announcement was made April 12.
IDOT is seeking project proposals from the state’s 19 public port districts to help improve the ports and modernize and revitalize the state’s marine transportation system. Applications are due June 11. The funding is expected to be released later this year.
Grant proposals will be evaluated on their ability to advance the plan’s goals and objectives, which prioritize asset management performance-based decisions and projects that benefit disadvantaged or economically distressed areas