This article originally ran in The Illinois Business Journal on July 10, 2023.
The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state, and local funds over the next six years to repair and upgrade roads, bridges, airports, rail lines, and other infrastructure throughout the state.
The latest version of the plan, which IDOT updates annually, is the largest multiyear plan in state history. It’s driven by the state’s 2019 Rebuild Illinois capital infrastructure program. The initial six-year Rebuild Illinois plan included $33.2 billion for transportation, funded largely by annualized increases to the state’s motor fuel tax and increases to driving-related licensing fees that took effect in 2020.
“Over the next six years, we’re investing over $40 billion to improve all modes of transportation across our great state,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at a news conference in Springfield.
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