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"The multiyear road program,
combined with capital projects that will result from our Tax
Fairness Plan, will maintain and upgrade roads and bridges and
expand our existing transportation network," Blagojevich said.
"These are critical investments that will put people to work and
make life better for millions of Illinois drivers." The budget
proposed in Senate Bill 1 provides additional funding to allow an
approximately $3 billion bonded program for new road construction as
a result of the gross receipts tax replacing $250 million in
existing Illinois State Police and secretary of state subsidies that
have been in place since the 1990s. This will allow $250 million in
previously transferred Road Fund money to pay debt service on bonds
for road construction.
In addition, if the gross receipts tax and pension proposal in
the governor's budget are not adopted, pension funding of more than
$200 million will be required from the Road Fund over the next four
years. If additional pension funding is required, the multiyear
program will be reduced, and some of the expansion projects as well
as some of the congestion mitigation projects would be eliminated
from the program.
In the proposed program announced Thursday, $7.67 billion will be
used on the state's highway system, while $3.21 billion will be used
on local roads. On the state system, $5.6 billion -- or almost
three-fourths -- will be used for roadway maintenance, safety and
bridge repair. Funding for urban area congestion relief totals $1.4
billion, while $640 million is targeted to expand the system with
new roads to increase access and promote economic development
The fiscal 2008-13 program is based upon conservative estimates
of federal, state and local funding, including $7.037 billion in
federal funds, $3.127 billion in state funds and $711 million in
local funds. The federal portion of the program is based upon
anticipated levels established in the federal transportation
legislation known as SAFETEA-LU.
"IDOT is focusing its resources on maintaining the state's
network of roads and bridges and on safety improvements," said Sees.
"But if we want to expand our system and spark economic development,
lawmakers must approve a capital bill. And with inflation in the
road building industry running as high 15 to 20 percent per year,
the longer we wait, the more these projects will cost."
The proposed Highway Improvement Program for fiscal 2008-2013
will:
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Improve 4,192 miles
of highways.
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Replace or
rehabilitate 957 bridges.
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Target key projects
in northeastern Illinois to address congestion, such as funding
additional lanes on Interstate 55 from I-80 to Weber Road and
reconstruction of I-90-94 (the Dan Ryan Expressway) from 31st
Street to I-57.
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Provide for
reinvestment in downstate Illinois for interstate highways such
as I-80 from the Henry County line to west of Illinois 251 in
Bureau County.
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Provide $431
million for local benefits programs to help cities, counties and
townships improve local roads and support economic development.
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Provide funding for
railroad crossing safety improvements throughout the state,
including funding for grade separation projects such as Pontoon
Road over the NS Railroad in Granite City and Illinois 157 and
Camp Jackson Road over the UP Railroad in Cahokia.
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Enhance highway
safety as part of the department's regular highway improvement
program by targeting specific fatal and severe crash locations
and addressing statewide safety concerns.
IDOT's main priorities in the fiscal 2008-2013 program are as
follows:
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System
maintenance: $3.805 billion is scheduled for reconstruction,
resurfacing and widening, and safety projects on
state-maintained highways. This includes $718 million for
interstate resurfacing projects and $271 million for safety
improvements.
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Bridge
maintenance: $1.799 billion is scheduled to address bridge
needs.
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Congestion
mitigation: $1.424 billion is scheduled to address traffic
congestion. This includes $104 million for additional lanes on
I-55 in Will County.
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System expansion:
$640 million is scheduled to build new roads to increase access
for economic development.
The entire fiscal 2008-2013 program is available online at
www.dot.il.gov.
Major project highlights
The following major highway projects in Illinois are tentatively
scheduled during fiscal 2008-2013:
Northeastern Illinois
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I-55 at Arsenal Road in Will County. Interchange
reconstruction, bridge replacement, land acquisition, lighting and
engineering are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of
$59.5 million. Of this total, $3.5 million is programmed in fiscal
2008 for design, location and environmental studies, and engineering
for contract plans. This work is being done in conjunction with the
development of the Joliet Arsenal facility which, when completed,
will be the largest intermodal facility in the nation.
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I-55 at Illinois 59 (Cottage Street) in Will County . Bridge
replacement, interchange reconstruction, auxiliary lanes, lighting,
retaining wall and construction engineering are programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $22.3 million. Of this total, $2.7
million is programmed in fiscal 2008 for reconstruction of frontage
roads and construction engineering.
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I-55 from I-80 to Weber Road in Will County . Additional lanes
and widening and resurfacing for 14.5 miles, commuter parking,
bridge repair, police hire-backs, and noise barriers are programmed
during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $104.1 million. Of this total,
$81.9 million is programmed in fiscal 2008 for additional lanes,
widening and resurfacing, bridge repair, and commuter parking.
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I-94-90 (Dan Ryan Expressway) from 31st Street to south of the
I-57 interchange in Cook County. Reconstruction of 8.5 miles of
the existing local and express lanes, bridge repairs and
replacement, additional ramps, landscaping, and construction
engineering are currently under way. Knee wall construction,
fencing, landscaping, bridge replacement, construction engineering
and police hire-backs are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a
cost of $47.7 million. Of this total, $7.5 million is programmed in
fiscal 2008 for bridge replacement at Root Street, police hire-backs
and construction engineering.
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I-94 (Bishop Ford Expressway) from west of Martin Luther King
Drive to U.S. 6 in Cook County. Resurfacing on 9.6 miles and
engineering for contract plans are programmed during fiscal
2008-2013 at a cost of $20.4 million. Of this total, $625,000 is
programmed in fiscal 2008 for engineering for contract plans.
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U.S. 6 (159th Street) from I-294 to Illinois 1 (Halsted Street) .
Reconstruction on 2.3 miles, bridge replacement, new structure,
railroad relocation, railroad flagger, intersection improvement,
construction engineering, utility adjustment and lighting are
programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated cost of $56.4
million. TEA-21 provided $1.3 million in HPP funds for this project.
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U.S. 14 (Virginia Street) from West Lake Shore Drive to Crystal
Lake Avenue and at Ridgefield Road (south junction) . Additional
lanes for 4.9 miles, land acquisition, engineering for contract
plans and construction engineering are programmed during
fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated cost of $64 million.
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Illinois 21 and U.S. 45 (Milwaukee Avenue) from Willow Road to
north of Sanders Road . Reconstruction on 1.6 miles, bridge
replacement, intersection reconstruction, construction engineering,
traffic signal installation and modernization, signal timing, and
tree removal are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at an estimated
cost of $16.6 million. Of this total, $15.7 million is included in
fiscal 2008 for reconstruction, bridge replacement, intersection
reconstruction, construction engineering, traffic signal
installation and modernization, and signal timing.
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Illinois 21 and U.S. 45 (Milwaukee Avenue) from north of Sanders
Road to south of Euclid Avenue . Reconstruction on 0.3 mile,
intersection improvement, traffic signal modernization, signal
timing, land acquisition and engineering for right of way are
programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated cost of $10.2
million.
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Illinois 22 (Lake Zurich Road) from Quentin Road to west of
Illinois 83 (Mundelein Road) . Additional lanes for 3.5 miles,
land acquisition, engineering for right of way, engineering for
contract plans and construction engineering are programmed during
fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated cost of $38.5 million.
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Illinois 22 (Half Day Road) at I-94 (Tri-State Tollway) .
Bridge replacement, culvert extension, culvert rehabilitation and
construction engineering are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at
an estimated cost of $16.1 million.
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Illinois 22 (Half Day Road) from east of I-94 (Tri-State Tollway)
to west of U.S. 41 (Skokie Highway) . Additional lanes for nearly
three miles, land acquisition, construction engineering and
landscaping are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated
cost of $23.3 million.
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Illinois 53 from Elgin O'Hare Expressway to Army Trail Road .
Additional lanes for nearly four miles, bridge replacement and land
acquisition are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at an estimated
cost of $37 million. Of this total, $400,000 is included in fiscal
2008 for land acquisition.
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Illinois 53 from south of Illinois 56 (Butterfield Road) to Osage
Avenue . Additional lanes for 1.1 miles and land acquisition are
programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated cost of
$7.5 million.
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Illinois 53 from Illinois 64 (North Avenue) to St. Charles Road .
Additional lanes for 1.1 miles, bridge rehabilitation and land
acquisition are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated
cost of $16.5 million.
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Illinois 56 (Butterfield Road) from Illinois 59 (Joliet Road) to
Naperville Road . Additional lanes for 5.3 miles, bridge
widening, bridge replacement, land acquisition, construction
engineering and bikeway are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an
estimated cost of $74.4 million.
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Illinois 59 and U.S. 30 (Division Street and Brook Forest Avenue)
from Illinois 126 (Lockport Road) to U.S. 52 (Jefferson Street) .
Additional lanes for 6.3 miles, bridge replacement, new structure,
retaining wall, construction engineering, land acquisition, utility
adjustment and landscaping are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at
an estimated cost of $82 million. Of this total, $13.7 million is
included in fiscal 2008 for bridge replacement, land acquisition and
utility adjustment.
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Illinois 64 (North Avenue) from Kautz Road to Illinois 59 (Ingalton
Road) . Additional lanes for nearly three miles, bridge
replacement, retaining wall, land acquisition, construction
engineering and lighting are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at
an estimated cost of $43.2 million.
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Congress Parkway over South Branch Chicago River . Bridge
rehabilitation, new bridge deck, bridge repair, engineering for
contract plans and construction engineering are programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at an estimated cost of $22.6 million. Of this
total, $500,000 is included in fiscal 2008 for engineering for
contract plans.
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Des Plaines River Road from U.S. 12 (Rand Road) to Devon Avenue .
Reconstruction on 3.8 miles, land acquisition and engineering for
right of way are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at an estimated
cost of $25 million.
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Elgin O'Hare Expressway from I-290 and Illinois 53 to O'Hare Ring
Road, and O'Hare Ring Road from I-90 (Northwest Tollway) to I-294
(Tri-State Tollway). New construction for 11 miles, engineering
for design, location and environmental studies and contract plans,
preliminary engineering project managers, and land acquisition are
programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at an estimated cost of $169.7
million. Of this total, $3.5 million is included in fiscal 2008 for
engineering for design, location and environmental studies. These
are SAFETEA-LU projects of national and regional significance.
SAFETEA-LU provided a total of $140 million for these projects. The
department will be engaged in significant community outreach and
public involvement throughout the planning process to develop
proposals in accordance with the department's context-sensitive
solutions policy.
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 Downstate Illinois
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I-57 from 0.7 mile
south of Illinois 146 in Union County to south of Old Illinois
13 in Williamson County. Resurfacing on 16.5 miles and
bridge replacement at Illinois 146 are programmed during
fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of $23.5 million.
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I-57 at the grade
separation with new Illinois 13 in Marion. A bridge
replacement, ramp modifications, land acquisition and
engineering for contract plans are programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $35.8 million. Of this total, land
acquisition and engineering for contract plans are programmed in
fiscal 2008 at a cost of $1.2 million.
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I-57 from north of
Illinois 13 in Marion to one mile north of Bonnie in Jefferson
County. Rubblization and overlay on 25.4 miles, bridge work,
railroad flagger and engineering for contract plans from the
Williamson County line to one mile north of Bonnie and eight
miles of rubblization and overlay in the southbound lanes from
north of Illinois 13 in Marion to the Franklin County line are
programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $78.7 million.
Of this total, engineering for contract plans is programmed in
fiscal 2008 at a cost of $450,000.
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I-70 from the
Effingham County line east to the North Fork Embarras River in
Clark County. Resurfacing on 28.6 miles and safety
improvements are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of
$30 million.
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I-72 from the Macon
County line to Mattis Avenue in Champaign. Resurfacing on
29.9 miles and bridge work, including a bridge replacement at
Staley Road, are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of
$29.4 million.
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I-74 and U.S. 6
Mississippi River corridor in Rock Island County.
Engineering for contract plans and land acquisition are
programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $29.9 million.
Of this total, engineering for contract plans is programmed in
fiscal 2008 at a cost of $10.3 million. SAFETEA-LU provided $4.7
million in HPP funds, $7.5 million in NCII funds, $8.8 million
in Bridge Set-Aside funds and $3.5 million in TI funds. In
addition, TEA-21 provided $1.6 million in Highway Demonstration
funds. Iowa is the lead agency, with Illinois sharing the costs.
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I-80 from the Henry
County line to west of Illinois 251 in Bureau and LaSalle
counties. Resurfacing on 38.4 miles, bridge replacement or
rehabilitation on 17 structures, bridge removal, preliminary
engineering, engineering for contract plans, utility adjustment,
and land acquisition are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a
cost of $95.7 million. Of this total, bridge replacement at
Illinois 89 south of Ladd is programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost
of $3.9 million.
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I-172 from the I-72
interchange to U.S. 24 northeast of Quincy. Resurfacing on
19.7 miles and bridge work are programmed during
fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of $28.1 million.
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I-270 from the
Mississippi River to County Ditch bridge. Resurfacing on
8.2 miles, bridge repair and lighting are programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $31.9 million. Of this total,
lighting from the Mississippi River to Illinois 3 is programmed
in fiscal 2008 at a cost of $2 million.
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I-280 from the
Mississippi River to Airport Road in Rock Island County.
Bridge rehabilitation, new bridge deck, bridge replacement and
engineering for contract plans are programmed during
fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of $21.6 million.
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U.S. 20 (Rockford
Bypass) from Falconer Road west of Rockford to 20th Street in
Rockford. Resurfacing on 2.7 miles from Falconer Road to
Meridian Road southwest of Rockford and new bridge deck at
Meridian Road are programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost
of $3 million. Interchange reconstruction, bridge replacement
over Illinois 2, reconstruction on 0.3 mile at the west and east
channel of Rock River east of Illinois 2, bridge work, median
crossover, engineering for location, environmental and design
studies, engineering for contract plans, and land acquisition
are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $47.3
million. Of this total, bridge work is programmed in fiscal 2008
at a cost of $8 million.
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U.S. 20 from Galena
to Freeport. The final Environmental Impact Statement and
design report for this project have been approved by the Federal
Highway Administration, and the Record of Decision was signed
Sept. 22, 2005. Engineering for contract plans and land
acquisition for the Galena Bypass are under way.
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U.S. 51 -- Decatur
to Pana. Since 1990, the department has invested
$61.1 million on upgrading U.S. 51 to four lanes south of
Decatur to north of the Macon-Shelby County line. New
construction for 3.7 miles from 0.9 mile south of Moweaqua to
0.1 mile north of Township Road 306 is under way. The remaining
work to complete the 15.3-mile section from 0.1 mile north of
Township Road 306 to the Shelby County line south of Pana is not
currently funded.
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U.S. 51 from south
of Pana to Centralia. The continuation of engineering for
location, environmental and design studies is programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $7.6 million, of which $4.6
million is programmed in fiscal 2008. SAFETEA-LU provided $2.4
million in HPP funds and $4.7 million in TI funds for this work.
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U.S. 67 corridor.
The U.S. 67 corridor extends nearly 229 miles from Rock Island
south to Alton. The two- and four-lane corridor improvement
costs awarded to date total more than $697 million, and
$132 million in projects are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013.
Of this total, $9.9 million is programmed in fiscal 2008. The
estimated unfunded cost to complete the four-lane sections in
the U.S. 67 corridor from Macomb southward to the Alton Bypass
exceeds $1.5 billion.
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U.S. 67 from north
of Industry to Illinois 101. Engineering for contract plans
is programmed during fiscal 2009-2013 at a cost of $2.4 million.
SAFETEA-LU provided $1.6 million in HPP funds for this work.
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U.S. 67 from the
1.8 miles east of Illinois 100 to 0.2 mile east of Concord-Arenzville
Road and at the Illinois River at Beardstown. Engineering
for contract plans and land acquisition are programmed during
fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $8.8 million. Of this total, land
acquisition is programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost of
$1.7 million. SAFETEA-LU provided $5.6 million in HPP funds and
$2 million in TI funds for this work.
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U.S. 67 from
Godfrey to Scott County Line. Construction of new bridges
and culverts, bridge replacement, grading, construction
engineering, engineering for contract plans, land acquisition
and utility adjustments are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013
at a cost of $72.3 million. Of this total, engineering for
contract plans and land acquisition are programmed in fiscal
2008 at a cost of $2.5 million. TEA-21 provided $12.2 million
and SAFETEA-LU provided $8.36 million in HPP funds for this
work.
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Alton Bypass from
I-270 to U.S. 67 in Godfrey . Construction of the four-lane
Alton Bypass from I-270 to U.S. 67 in Godfrey is in progress.
The 13.9-mile segment from I-270 to Fosterburg Road is open to
traffic. Grading for the 2.7-mile section from Fosterburg Road
to Seminary Road is under way. The completion of land
acquisition, paving and signing for this 2.7-mile section are
programmed in fiscal 2007 at a cost of $9.1 million. The
completion of contract plans and construction of the remaining
3.9 miles of mainline pavement, 1.7 miles of construction on
cross streets, and associated work from Seminary Road to U.S. 67
in Godfrey are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of
$48.5 million. Of this total, engineering for contract plans,
utility adjustments, land acquisition and cross street
construction are programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost of $5.7
million. The continuation of engineering for contract plans,
land acquisition, utility adjustments and demolition for this
3.9-mile section are programmed in fiscal 2007 at a cost of $3.7
million.
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Illinois 3
Relocation from Cahokia to Venice. Archaeological survey
work is programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $4.5
million. Of this total, $1.5 million is programmed in fiscal
2008 for this work. There is an additional $80.8 million for new
construction, new bridges, railroad relocation, demolition, land
acquisition and utility adjustments, contingent on securing
additional special federal funds.
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Illinois 15 over
the Wabash River at Mount Carmel. Bridge replacement,
construction of the Illinois approach roadway and removal of the
existing bridge are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost
of $34.4 million. Of this total, bridge replacement and removal
of the existing bridge are programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost
of $33.7 million. This project has been approved for Illinois
Major Bridge Program funding. Illinois is the lead agency on
this project. Indiana and Illinois will share equally in the
cost for the new bridge and removal of the old structure.
Indiana will be responsible for funding the additional approach
structures required on the Indiana side of the Mount Carmel
bridge. SAFETEA-LU provided $5.6 million in HPP funds for this
work.
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Illinois 40
(Knoxville Avenue) from north of Cedar Hills Drive to north of
Illinois 6 in Peoria. Construction of additional lanes for
1.7 miles, intersection improvement, land acquisition and
utility adjustments are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a
cost of $16 million. Of this total, land acquisition is
programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost of $500,000.
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Illinois 158 from
the Illinois 3 structure at Columbia to the Illinois 15 ramp
south in Belleville. Widening and resurfacing on 12.2 miles,
a bridge replacement, curve corrections, vertical realignment,
left turn lanes, land acquisition and utility adjustments are
programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $28.7 million.
Of this total, utility adjustments and land acquisition are
programmed in fiscal 2008 at a cost of $4.3 million.
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Illinois 336 --
Macomb to Peoria corridor. Engineering for location,
environmental and design studies began in fall 2002. The
continuation of engineering for location, environmental and
design studies and the engineering for soil plans and contract
plans are programmed during fiscal 2008-2013 at a cost of $12
million. Of this total, the continuation of engineering for
location, environmental and design studies is programmed in
fiscal 2008 at a cost of $1.3 million. SAFETEA-LU provided
$5.2 million in HPP funds and $2 million in TI funds for this
work.
[Text from file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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