TRANSPORTATIONWAUKEGAN/LAKE COUNTY

FUNDING BREAKDOWN WHY REBUILD ILLINOIS?

$33.2 B OVER SIX YEARSFOR TRANSPORTATION$25.3 B ROADS & BRIDGES$4.5 B MASS TRANSIT$1.1 B RAIL
$679 M MISCELLANEOUS
TRANSPORTATION$558 M AERONAUTICS$492 M CREATE$312 M GRADE CROSSINGPROTECTION$150 M PORTS

Illinois is the transportation hub of the nation and the sixth-largest
state in the United States but has not had a comprehensive capitalplan since 2009. Illinois infrastructure is in dire shape.
 $30 billion maintenance backlogs for our road and transit systems
 The state is in danger of losing federal funds due to historicallyinsufficient funding commitments by the state and deteriorating
system conditions
 Average motorist paying $564 in repairs annually due to poor
infrastructure
Rebuild Illinois repairs our crumbling roads, bridges and transit.
 $44.8 billion invested over six years, with $33.2 billion of that ontransportation across all modes 540,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs, including almost
431,600 in transportation, supported over six years of Rebuild
Illinois Provides necessary funding to secure federal dollars for transportation

WAUKEGAN/LAKE COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. 41 at Illinois 176 in Lake Bluff and North Chicago: $61 million for interchange
reconstruction, construction of auxiliary lanes and drainage improvements.
Illinois 22: $58.7 million for reconstruction and additional capacity from Quentin Road to west ofIllinois 83 in Kildeer and Long Grove.
Illinois 132: $17.9 million to resurface, widen the existing lanes, replace bridge and culverts,
improve drainage and install left turn lanes from west of Sheehan Drive to Munn Road inLindenhurst and Lake Villa.
Illinois 131: $2.8 million to add turn lanes at Green Bay Road and Washington Street inWaukegan.
Illinois 137: $2.8 million to resurface and make sidewalks ADA compliant from Belvidere Street to
Buckley Road in Waukegan and North Chicago.
Grand Avenue: $2.3 million to resurface and make sidewalks ADA compliant from Illinois 131 toIllinois 137 in Waukegan.
Illinois 120: $2.2 million to resurface and make sidewalks ADA compliant from Knight Avenue toIllinois 137 in Waukegan.
Illinois 120: $2 million to resurface, add shoulders and rumble strips from east of I-94 to Illinois
43 in Waukegan, Gurnee and Park City.
Illinois 43: $890,000 to resurface Waukegan Road and make sidewalks ADA compliant from U.S.
41 to McGaw Road/Pulaski Drive in Park City and Waukegan.

STATEWIDE PROJECTS
Rebuild Illinois is the first truly multimodal capital program in the state’s history and the largest ever.

Roads and bridges - $25.3 Billion$25.3 billion total in combined state, federal and local funds for roads and bridges.

$14.4 billion in new funding at state ($10.44 billion) and local ($3.93 billion) levels that will
maintain, enhance and upgrade the Illinois highway network, the country’s third largest.

Transit - $4.5 Billion
$3 billion in bonding and $1.5 billion in new pay-as-you-go funding to invest in mass transit
throughout the state.
Funding for more than $4 billion for the Regional Transportation Authority.

Transit districts outside of the RTA will share in $450 million to maintain and improve theirsystems. Includes state source recurring revenue for mass transit for the first time totaling
approximately $150 million over the life of the six-year program.

Rail - $1.1 Billion$225 million to re-establish passenger rail service between Chicago and the Quad Cities, with a
new intermediate stop in Geneseo. Other stations served will include The Q in Moline, Princeton,Mendota, Plano, Naperville, LaGrange, and Chicago’s Union Station.

$275 million to re-establish passenger rail service between Rockford and Chicago, with stops inChicago, Elgin, Huntley, Belvidere and Rockford.

$100 million for improvements to improve safety and reliability on Amtrak’s Saluki service betweenChicago and Carbondale.

$400 million in new funds for projects in the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation
Efficiency (CREATE) Program that improve safety and enhance the movement of freight in and outof Illinois.

$78 million in new funds to upgrade rail crossings and improve safety throughout the state.

Ports - $150 Million$150 million to be awarded through competitive grant program for projects that support freightactivity and job creation at the state’s 19 public port districts and more than 350 private terminals
along the Illinois, Kaskaskia, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers and Lake Michigan.

Aeronautics - $558 Million$558 million to advance projects within the state’s aviation network, such as fuel facilities, hangars,
airfield safety improvements, as well as air rescue and firefighting equipment.

Bicycle/pedestrian - $50 Million$50 million for bike and pedestrian infrastructure projects awarded through competitive grantprogram.