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Illinois Department of Transportation
receives state's highest environmental award
IDOT sustainability efforts recognized
with Green Government honor
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[January 15, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois
Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider announced Monday that the
Illinois Department of Transportation received a Green Government
Award from the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council,
recognizing the department's achievements in the fields of education
and outreach, transportation and efficiency, and conservation. The
award was presented during the recent annual Sustainable Symposium
in Springfield.
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 "We are thrilled to receive this prestigious acknowledgement of our
environmental protection efforts," said Schneider. "Gov. Quinn is committed to
being a strong leader in conservation, efficiency and environmental citizenship,
and IDOT is proud to continue to work diligently to be a part of the solution."
The Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council, chaired by Quinn, was
created to improve sustainability practices and policies. The council's members
are from state agencies, as established under the Green Governments Illinois
Act. The council annually presents awards to state agencies that have shown an
exceptional commitment to improving environmental quality in Illinois.
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The award to IDOT was based on three sustainable efforts, including
IDOT's annual rain barrel design contest involving schools across
the state, a study in conjunction with the University of Illinois to
test the feasibility of energy crop production in IDOT rights of
way, and the development of a hot-mix asphalt composed entirely of
recycled rock and gravel. IDOT is working toward more sustainable
materials recycling that has the potential for widespread usage and
cost savings.
In 2013, IDOT plans to increase its green efforts in
construction, maintenance, operations, education and outreach, fuel
conservation efforts, and purchasing.
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Transportation file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information] |
