Obama, Durbin Announce Project Money They Secured for Illinois
Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Washington Contact: Robert Gibbs or Tommy Vietor, (202) 228-5511
Illinois Contact: Julian Green, (312) 886-3506
Durbin Contact: Angela Benander, (202) 224-7115
Date: July 28, 2005
Obama, Durbin Announce Project Money They Secured for Illinois
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Transportation bill set to pass Congress will allocate 33 percent more funding to Illinois than the previous bill passed in 1998.
"It's a time to put people to work at improving our roads and our bridges and our public transportation so that Illinois can still be the crossroads of a 21st century America," said Obama. "This bill will provide much-needed and long overdue investments in transportation in Illinois."
"This transportation bill makes a significant investment in highways and transit infrastructure that is so important to communities across the state," said Durbin. "Senator Obama helped write this bill and made sure Illinois received its fair share of highway and transit funds. I was pleased to work with him and our Illinois colleagues in the House to provide the funding needed for our roads, bridges, and transit systems."
Under the transportation bill passed in 1998, Illinois received an average of $927 million each year. Under the current Senate bill, Illinois will receive an average of $1.236 billion a year, or $309 million more per year. Over the five-year life of the bill, that is $1.545 billion more for Illinois, an increase of 33.34 percent more each year than under TEA 21.
Under this bill, Illinois transit will receive $2.1 billion in formula funds. In the previous Transportation bill, Illinois received only $1.9 billion over six years. Over a comparable 6-year period, Illinois would receive $2.467 billion - 128% over TEA 21's level.
Obama and Durbin said that for every $1 billion spent on transportation infrastructure, it is estimated that 24,000 new jobs are supported. By providing Illinois with $1.2 billion per year in transportation funding, this bill will support tens of thousands of new jobs for Illinois families.
Comparison of transportation funding on TEA 21 in 1998 and the current bill:
| Comparison of transportation funding on TEA 21 in 1998 and the current bill: | |||
| TEA 21 | Current bill | Increase | |
| IL Share (per year) | $927 million | $1.236 billion | 33 % |
Obama and Durbin also lobbied Congressional leaders to help secure much-needed funding for the CREATE project.
Please Note: These figures do not include funds secured by the U.S. House of Representatives.
| Amount Allocated |
Project Description |
| $20,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction activities of U.S. 51, Illinois |
| $25,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction of North-South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois |
| $14,000,000 | Construct new Mississippi River Bridge and related roads |
| $10,000,000 | Construction of IL Route 31 (Algonquin Bypass to Rakow Road), Illinois |
| $16,000,000 | University Transportation Center, Northwestern University |
| $5,000,000 | Construction of Galena and Freeport bypasses, U.S. 20, Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | To widen U.S. 30 in Whiteside County, Illinois |
| $6,800,000 | Construction of 11th Street Extension, Springfield, Illinois |
| $750,000 | Upgrade Roads, Summit, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | For construction of Capital Avenue Project, 7th - 11th Streets, Springfield, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | For the construction of the Grand Avenue Underpass, Village of Franklin Park, Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | Design, land acquisition, and construction of West State Street (Meridian Road to Rockton Avenue), Rockford, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Resurfacing of East Main Street in Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| $700,000 | Road Improvements Associated with Diversatech Campus, Manteno, Illinois |
| $6,000,000 | To conduct study of U.S. 67 bridge over Illinois River, Beardstown, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | Upgrade Veterans Drive in Pekin, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Associated improvements for the Intersection of IL 13 and 37, Marion, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Street Resurfacing, City of Centreville, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | Construction to improve access of Interstate 57/64, Mt. Vernon, Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | South Main Street (IL 2) from Beltline Road to Cedar Avenue, Rockford, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Upgrades to County Highway One, Calhoun County, Illlinois |
| $2,000,000 | Expansion U.S. 67, Brighton to Bunker Hill Road, Macoupin County, Illinois |
| $2,500,000 | Michell Road to Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Improvements for Harrison Street, Quincy, Illinois |
| $3,000,000 | Construction Joliet Arsenal Road Improvements, Will County, Illinois |
| $400,000 | Bike trail extension for the Kankakee River Trail Project, Kankakee, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | Continue expansion of IL 336, Macomb-Peoria, Illinois |
| $3,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction, East New York Street, Aurora, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | Construction of I-290 Cap, Oak Park, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Improve Great River Road, Mercer County, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Improve U.S. 34 from Kewanee to Kentville Road, Illinois |
| $250,000 | Improve Great River Road, Warsaw, Illinois |
| $1,200,000 | Undertake Traffic Mitigation and Circulation Enhancements on 57th and Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Road Improvements, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Northlake, Oak Park, River Forest, River Grove, and Stone Park, Illinois |
| $2,000,000 | Upgrade 31st Street and Golfview Road and construct parking facilities, Brookfield, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | For Bourbonnais road improvements, Bourbonnais, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Phase II Road Construction, Outer Belt West, Effingham, Illinois |
| $500,000 | For Bayview Bridge Improvements, Adams County, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Improve Highway-Railroad Crossings, Galesburg, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Construct 4 lane extension of ILRT 29 from Rochester to Taylorville, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | For expansion of Maple/Manteno Lake Road, Manteno, Illinois |
| $7,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction activities on U.S. 67 from Macomb to Alton, Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | Replace I-74 Bridge, Quad Cities (Moline), Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction activities on U.S. 34 from Monmouth to Plano, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Constitution Trail Extension (Grove Street south to Lafayette Street), Bloomington, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Upgrade Lightfoot Road, City of Farmington, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Improve transportation accessibility at Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Pioneer Parkway Upgrade, Peoria, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Loyola University-Chicago vehicular-pedestrian right of way, Chicago, Illinois |
| $1,000,000 | Transportation Enhancements and Road Improvements necessary for Downtown Plaza Improvements, Jacksonville, Illinois |
| $2,000,000 | Construct extension of Route 3 from Loop Hog Hollow Road to Monsanto Road, Cahokia/Sauget, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Upgrades to Broadway Street, Havana, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Improvements to 11th Avenue streetscape, campus trails and bridges, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois |
| $1,500,000 | Streetscape enhancements to Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois |
| $1,200,000 | City of Springfield, Illinois, for improvements to Cockrell Lane |
| $2,000,000 | The extension of MacArthur Boulevard from Wabash to Iron Bridge Road, Springfield, Illinois |
| $500,000 | Maintenance to township roads in Shawnee National Forest, Pope County, Illinois |
| $1,200,000 | Mattoon, Illinois, for historic railroad depot restoration/intermodal restoration |
| $1,000,000 | Construct overpass, U.S. 40 to Southwest Andrews Drive, Greenville, Illinois |
| $4,000,000 | Preconstruction and construction, IL 13 connector, Harrisburg, Illinois |
| $5,000,000 | Multi-modal Transportation Terminal, Springfield, Illinois |
| $2,000,000 | Metra West Line Extension (Northern Illinois Commuter Rail Initiative) between the Cities of Elgin and Rockford, Illinois |
| $1,250,000 | Cermak Road, Bus Rapid Transit |
| $1,250,000 | Metrolink Transit Maintenance Facility, Rock Island, Illinois |
| $215,500,000 | TOTAL |