From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:34:47 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] East Peoria, Illinois road extension to Caterpillar site |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2010Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on $26 Million Project to Redevelop Brownfield Site in East Peoria Street Extension to Create Jobs, Stimulate Local Economy Press Release Illinois Government News Network September 14, 2010EAST PEORIA - September 14, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today joined Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Gary Hannig and local officials to kick off the Technology Boulevard and Edmund Street extension project in East Peoria. The $26 million project, which will provide access to the former Caterpillar Inc. property in the heart of the metropolitan area, will create 300 construction jobs. Future redevelopment at the 65-acre Brownfield site is expected to create an additional 2,300 jobs. The project is funded by Governor Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program. "Improving our state's aging infrastructure is critical to economic recovery, creating jobs and developing long-term investment in Illinois," said Governor Quinn. "We are in the midst of the largest construction season in the state's history, putting thousands of people to work by improving thousands of miles of Illinois roads and hundreds of bridges." In addition to building new roadways and a bridge at the property along the Illinois River across from downtown Peoria, the project will also include new storm sewers, water mains, sanitary sewers, signalized intersections and street lighting as part of an effort to build a new internal street system at the site. R.A. Cullinan and Son, Inc. was awarded the $24 million project contract. In addition, $2 million was utilized to complete design and construction engineering. ... For the entire release, see http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=8854 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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