State and federal officials broke ground at a ceremony on Friday on the Business Loop 55 project in Springfield, IL.
SPRINGFIELD, IL—Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was joined by federal, state and local leaders on Friday to break ground on the next phase of the Springfield Rail Improvements Project that will involve the construction of double-track rail bridges at Fifth and Sixth Streets—known as Business Loop 55—as well as the Laurel Street underpass.
The Rebuild Illinois capital program invested $122 million to fully complete the Springfield Rail Improvement Project, including nearly $30 million to begin this phase of the project.
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