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Montgomery County Receives Road Grant

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:41:26 CDT
(Springfield)--Montgomery, Christian, Logan, and Sangamon County will be sharing in more than twenty million dollars in grants for construction projects. According to Governor Pat Quinn, the projects include five bridges along Interstate 55 in Montgomery, Sangamon, and Logan county that will be cleaned and painted. The estimated cost of the project will be one point two million dollars. Other local projects include the Interstate 55 frontage road in Montgomery county will receive surface treatment costing over one hundred and eighty thousand dollars.

The grants are part of the Illinois Jobs Now Capital Improvement Construction program. The projects will be managed by the Illinois Department of Transportation.