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These downtown Springfield streets may become two-way by next year

Two one-way streets running through the heart of downtown Springfield are set to be converted to two-way streets in a year s time. The city is seeking approval from the Illinois Department of Transportation to open Adams Street between Sixth and Ninth streets and a majority of Fourth Street in the downtown area to multi-directional traffic patterns. We re hoping they approve it within the next two months, said public works director Nate Bottom, who hopes to have construction completed by the spring. The project, which also includes traffic technology upgrades, is projected to cost $4 million and will be funded as part of IDOT s Rebuild Illinois initiative, Bottom said. Technology upgrades will allow the city to be on the same operating system as IDOT so traffic data and analytics can be shared more effectively, he added.

The Rev Mary Keldermans to be ordained as bishop in Springfield

Celeste is the ex-wife of former Ohio governor Richard Celeste. She lives in Lakewood, Ohio. Eight bishops from Roman Catholic Womenpriests-USA (RCWP) will take part in Keldermans ordination, including her predecessor, Bishop Joan Houk of South Bend, Indiana, who retired in December 2018. Keldermans, 64, was elected by the 24 women priests of the nine-state Great Waters Region in October 2019, and her bishop s ordination was set for April 25, 2020 before the pandemic halted it. Keldermans recently said she was humbled Mayr-Lumetzberger of Austria and Celeste were attending.  It means that our movement is continuing, that there is a whole web of support, Keldermans added. It s also life-giving, that we re here to stay.

Reimagining downtown

Jim Moll may not be the smartest man in Springfield, but the Hanson Professional Services engineer sounded like it during a public meeting held last week to discuss progress on a rail line under construction along 10th Street. The new line will replace tracks along Third Street. Moll s been in charge of the $353 million project for more than a decade, and he says it s on time and on budget. The feds gave the green light in 2012 and have paid millions of dollars since then to make it happen – there remains a $60 million gap, Moll says, but he s confident that the money will come. He seems to know every detail, from construction costs to whether charging stations for electric vehicles will be included in a planned transportation center adjacent to the Sangamon County courthouse on Ninth Street.

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