Caucus News

PEORIA – Assistant Majority Leader Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) joined House Deputy Majority Leader Jehan Gordon-Booth and Gov. JB Pritzker to tout Peoria area projects included in the Rebuild Illinois infrastructure plan passed by the General Assembly this spring.

“One of the biggest complaints I hear about from my constituents is the condition of our roads,” Koehler said. “This plan will change that.”

The $45 billion plan includes several projects specific to the Peoria area, including:

• $114 million for Phase I of a Route 24 expansion, expanding the highway to four lanes and replacing bridges between Kingston Mines and Banner
• $48.6 million for road resurfacing and major bridge work for I-474
• $41.9 million for road resurfacing and bridge work on I-74 between Peoria and Brimfield
• $39.9 million for the Cedar Street bridge extension
• $35 million for the Murray Baker bridge rehabilitation
• $18.7 million to replace the Harmon Highway bridge over Kickapoo Creek