May 25, 2021
Busy Interstate – Studstill Media File Photo
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that roadside mowing has resumed statewide. IDOT again this year is scheduling mowing to maintain and grow pollinator habitat. In recent years, IDOT has revised its mowing practices to help create and maintain habitat for pollinators, including the endangered rusty patched bumble bee and the monarch butterfly, the official state insect of Illinois.
“We are committed to protecting the environment in the work we do every day, but ask for the public’s cooperation by giving workers their distance,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “By combining well-defined vegetation management with mowing cycles that preserve sightlines and maximize safety, we can make a positive impact today and for future generations.”
IDOT resuming seasonal mowing
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The Illinois Department of Transportation has resumed seasonal mowing, while maintaining a commitment to help maintain and grow pollinator habitat.
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Transportation has resumede roadside mowing operations statewide, requiring drivers to slow down, avoid all distractions and proceed with caution when encountering equipment and personnel.
Keeping with its commitment to help the environment, agriculture and economy, IDOT again is scheduling mowing to maintain and grow pollinator habitat.
“We are committed to protecting the environment in the work we do every day, but ask for the public’s cooperation by giving workers their distance,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “By combining well-defined vegetation management with mowing cycles that preserve sightlines and maximize safety, we can make a positive impact today and for future generations.”
Pritzker announces $20.7B infrastructure plan to improve Illinois roads, bridges
By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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Pritzker provides Illinois infrastructure update
Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers remarks on his new $20.7B plan to improve the state s roads and bridges.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday a multi-year plan and investment to improve the conditions of state roads and bridges under his Rebuild Illinois plan.
The $20.7 billion construction plan will result in generating 2,700 miles of state and local roadways and 7.9 million square feet of bridges.
Pritzker also announced that Amtrak will return to full service July 19 across Illinois. Under the governor’s leadership, we are continuing to build and sustain infrastructure that gives Illinois its competitive edge and strengthens our status as the transportation hub of North America, said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. This latest multiyear program means we will keep makin
Gov. Pritzker Announces Six-Year $20.7 Billion Construction Plan Made Possible By Rebuild Illinois
Proposed Highway Improvement Program Will Improve 2,779 Miles of Roads and 7.9 Million Square Feet of Bridge Deck, Creating Thousands of Jobs
Full Amtrak Service to Resume July 19th Following Reduced COVID-19 Schedule
SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and labor, legislative and local leaders today to announce the release of a $20.7 billion multi-year plan to improve Illinois’ roads and bridges over the next six years. This robust commitment, fueled by the historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan, will reinforce Illinois’ leadership as a transportation hub and create thousands of jobs as the state seeks to spur economic growth following the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest multi-year plan builds on significant infrastructure investment over the past two years, with over 2,700 miles of state and local roadways and