CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Money for bike paths, street resurfacing and mass transit improvements are all part of the funding requests being made by members of Congress under the House-passed infrastructure bill.
Every Illinois member of Congress has submitted millions of dollars in requests for improvements in their districts. including every Republican who voted “no” on the legislation.
There are requests for nearly $6 million to resurface Dundee Road in Elgin and more than $12.5 million for arterial street resurfacing in the city of Chicago. About $1.5 million is being requested for pedestrian safety improvements on State Street in Lockport and nearly $2.5 million to upgrade arterial lighting on 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Evergreen Park.
A million dollars in work is being requested for the Quentin Road Bike Path from Hawthorn Woods to Lake Zurich. Nearly $8 million is requested for resurfacing work on streets in Elmwood Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Forest, and River Grove.
More than $3.5 million is proposed for improvements on the CTA Red Line Loyola Station while millions of dollars is being requested for Metra for a Zero Emissions Pilot program.
In Northwest Indiana, $8 million is being requested for Kennedy Avenue bridge replacement in Highland and Hammond.
The following are some of the infrastructure and transportation requests being made as part of the INVEST in America Act that was approved by the U.S. House.
(List compiled by WBBM Newsradio Bernie Tafoya. This does not include every request made by these members of Congress.)
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster:
$3.7 million for work on 143rd Street from IL 59 to IL 126 in Plainfield.
$2.7 million for work on Gougar Rd from Laraway Rd to Francis Rd in Joliet & New Lenox
$5 million for a Metra Zero Emissions Vehicle pilot
U.S. Rep. Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia:
$12.7 million for arterial street resurfacing in the city of Chicago
$3.3 million for work on the CTA’s Belmont Station
$1.4 million for work on the North Ave Bridge over Silver Creek in Melrose Park
$60 million for the Ogden Junction work to clear up freight and Metra traffic
$1.3 million for city traffic signal modernization
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly
$4.5 million for I-57 interchange between Harlem and Pauling Road in unincorporated Will County
$4.0 million for work on U-S 30 at Cicero Avenue in Matteson
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
$5.9 million for Dundee Ave reconstruction in Elgin
$900,000 for Lombard Ave resurfacing in Addison
$3 million for work on Lake-Cook Rd in Buffalo Grove & Arlington Heights
U.S. Rep. Marie Newman
$9.2 million to expand 143rd Street from West Ave to Southwest Highway in Orland Park
$5 million for Interstate 294 work on a 103rd Street interchange
$1.4 million for pedestrian safety improvements on State Street in Lockport
$1.1 million for work on Weber Road from 135th Street to Airport Road in Romeoville.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley:
$4.3 million for station accessibility on the Blue Line Irving Park
$7.9 million for resurfacing work on streets in Elmwood Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Forest and River Grove
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush
$2.4 million for arterial lighting upgrade at 95th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Evergreen Park
$1.6 million for street light and streetscape project on Cicero Avenue in Crestwood
$2.7 million for Manhattan-Monee Road Modernization in Monee
$2.5 million for work on Pulaski Road between 127th and 159th streets in Alsip, Crestwood, Midlothian, Markham and Robbins
$4.5 million for grade separations on Western Avenue in Blue Island, Dixmoor and Posen
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky
$3.6 million for improvements to the CTA Red Line Loyola Station
$2.0 million for improvements to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
$4.5 million for improvements on Rand Rd in Mt. Prospect
$3.5 million for improvements to the Skokie Valley Trail Path
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider
$2.0 million for improvements to Milwaukee Avenue in Glenview
$9.7 million for Patriot Path throughout Lake County
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood
$2.4 million Algonquin Road improvements in Spring Grove
$7.0 million Bliss Road and Fabyan Parkway work
$4.0 million Woodstock Railyard Relocation and Expansion
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis
$2.7 million for the downtown 118 N. Clark Pedway expansion
$1.9 million for improvements to 16th Street in Berwyn
$20 million for Englewood Trail development in Chicago
$1.5 million for Navy Pier West Turnaround Modernization
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten
$5 million for Pace Suburban Bus’ purchase of property adjacent to Pace River Division in Elgin
$1 million for the Quentin Road Bike Path between Hawthorn Woods to Lake Zurich
INDIANA U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan
$8.1 million for Kennedy Avenue bridge replacement in Highland and Hammond
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