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  The previous top project on the Road Commission’s list was Marshall Road between State Street and Jonesville Road but that work has been pushed back to the summer of 2022 after construction on the new Branch County Jail is done. Local funding will be used by the Road Commission after the jail construction is complete.     The meeting was held so that local officials and interested citizens can provide input on the allocation of federal funds for use on eligible transportation projects in the area for fiscal year 2021. The Small Urban program provides federal Surface Transportation P...

Fairfield seeks funds for former bowling alley site project FAIRFIELD — Strings attached to various funding sources could leave a money gap to build out the full vision the city has for the old Fairfield Bowl site on North Texas Street. The City Council on Tuesday agreed to submit an $8.5 million application to the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program to fund the Linear Park Trail Revitalization – Node 4A Project. The city had applied during a previous round of funding, but the project was not chosen. State officials advised Fairfield not to include the recreati...

Wood River hears ADA transition plan FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — A public hearing was held on the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Monday night. Public Works Director Steve Palen gave updates to the plan, which came through the Wood River Fire Department, the public library with minor changes, as well as the Public Works Department regarding curbing and sidewalk improvements along 6th Street and Ferguson Avenue. The meeting was followed by the city council meeting where Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire reminded residents that late fees on water bills are being w...

Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows would share costs of Weber Drive work Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok Rolling Meadows Alderman Nick Budmats   Updated 1/27/2021 7:31 PM Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows are likely to partner on reconstruction of a half-mile stretch of a north-south thoroughfare that runs through both towns. Weber Drive, also known as Old Wilke Road, is a two-lane street between Algonquin Road and Central Road that has a traffic volume of less than 5,000 vehicles per day but is in poor condition and has been in Rolling Meadows' capital improvem...

One of the most critical responsibilities of any municipality is investing in and maintaining its infrastructure. In a city the size of Rockford, that means 518 miles of local roads, 216 miles of arterial and collector streets, 82 miles of alleys, 260 traffic signals, 131 bridges and box culverts, 12,399 street lights, three dams, 799 miles of sidewalk, 33,216 street signs and 34,557 inlets and sewer covers. That’s just a few of the highlights of our infrastructure, and residents and visitors may not always realize the amount of complicated work that goes into their maintenance. Each year c...