 These projects will make transportation safer and more efficient in
central Illinois," Quinn said. "The projects will also employ a
number of construction workers, which will help the local economy."
The projects will be overseen by the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
Christian County
A bridge carrying Illinois Route 48 over Bear Creek about one
mile southwest of Palmer will be replaced and erosion repair will be
done at the Illinois 48 ramp at Taylorville for $1,924,264 by
Plocher Construction Co. of Highland, the lowest of four bidders.
Logan County
Interstate 55 will be patched at various locations for its entire
length through Logan County for $166,796 by Kinney Contractors Inc.
of Raymond, the lowest of three bidders.
Macon County
Two steel bridge structures on I-72 at Illinois Route 48 will be
cleaned and painted for $531,000 by Venus Painting Co. of
Valparaiso, Ind., the lowest of seven bidders.
Two steel bridge structures on U.S. Route 51 over Lake Decatur
will be cleaned and painted for $235,560 by Madison Coatings Co. of
Hammond, Ind., the lowest of seven bidders.
Montgomery County
I-55 from Litchfield to the Sangamon County line will be patched
at various locations for $209,949 by Kinney Contractors of Raymond,
the lowest of three bidders.
Morgan County
I-72 will be patched at various locations for its entire length
through Morgan County by G.M. Sipes Construction of Rushville, the
lowest of three bidders at $189,678.
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Sangamon County
Shoulder replacement and patching will be done at various
locations along I-55 from north of the Lake Springfield bridge to
the Logan County line for $246,215 by G.M. Sipes Construction Inc.
of Rushville, the lowest of three bidders.
Shoulder replacement and patching will be done at various
locations along I-72 from the Morgan County line to just east of the
I-72, I-55 interchange for $159,570 by G.M. Sipes Construction, the
lowest of three bidders.
Shelby County
Three steel bridge structures will be cleaned and painted by
Thomas Industrial Coatings Inc. of Pevely, Mo., the lowest of eight
bidders at $510,719. The structures are on Illinois Route 16 in
Shelbyville, on Illinois Route 128 about two miles southwest of
Shelbyville and on Illinois Route 128 one mile southeast of Cowden.
A bridge carrying County Highway 30 over Robinson Creek about
three miles southeast of Henton will be replaced for $392,498 by
Depew and Owen Builders Inc. of Centralia, the lowest of seven
bidders.
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These projects are part of Quinn's $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now!
program, which will support more than 439,000 jobs over six years.
It is the largest capital construction program in Illinois history
and one of the largest capital construction programs in the nation.
[Text from file received from the
Illinois
governor's office]
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