SPRINGFIELD – May 18, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that nine stops are scheduled during the final week of its listening tour to talk about the state’s infrastructure needs and priorities. Meetings will be held in Romeoville, Jacksonville and DeKalb on Monday, followed by Moline, Galesburg and Waukegan on Tuesday. The listening tour will visit Joliet and Bourbonnais on Thursday before concluding in Galena on Friday.
Held in coordination with the Illinois Capital Development Board, the meetings are designed to engage residents, businesses, local leaders and various stakeholders in identifying the infrastructure challenges we face and setting the priorities for investing now and for future generations. Among the topics that will be addressed are establishing needs and priorities, improving deteriorating roads, bridges and transit systems, providing better access across multiple transportation modes and reinvesting in state facilities, such as airports, schools and parks.
“We have received terrific feedback from people in communities throughout our state,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn. “As we wrap up our listening tour, I look forward to hearing more about how we can work together on solutions that ensure Illinois remains the country’s transportation hub for generations to come.”
Meetings next week will be held at the following locations:
Romeoville
May 18
10 a.m.
St. Charles Borromeo Center – “Flight Deck” Room
101 Airport Road
Jacksonville
May 18
1 p.m.
Illinois College
Kirby Learning Center – Room 6
1101 W. College Ave.
DeKalb
May 18
2 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
200 S. 4th St.
Moline
May 19
11 a.m.
Western Illinois University, Quad Cities Riverfront Campus
Riverfront Hall – Room 111
3300 River Dr.
Galesburg
May 19
3 p.m.
G & M Distributors
200 N. Linwood Road
Waukegan
May 19
4 p.m.
Waukegan City Hall, City Council Chamber – 2nd Floor
100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Joliet
May 21
11:30 a.m.
Joliet Country Club
1009 Spencer Road
(Admission fees apply)
Bourbonnais
May 21
2:30 p.m.
1137 E. 5000 N. Road
Galena
May 22
1:00 p.m.
DeSoto House Hotel
230 S. Main St.
For those who cannot attend, an online survey is available at www.idot.illinois.gov.
