This record transportation investment across the Illinois Tollway will reduce congestion and improve the quality of life for people throughout the region while supporting our businesses,” said Pat Quinn, the governor of Illinois. “This unparalleled investment in our roads will create jobs for thousands of hard-working men and women today and build a foundation for even more businesses and jobs for generations to come.”
The announcement includes funding for the third year of the agency’s 15-year, US$12bn capital programme.
“The hardworking men and women of the Illinois construction industry are eager and ready to get started on the Illinois Tollway’s 2014 construction projects,” said James Connolly, business manager of the Laborers’ District Council of Chicago & Vicinity. “We appreciate the opportunity to help build the transportation infrastructure that keeps the Illinois economy moving.”
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