The Municipal December 2021

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Streets, Highways & Bridges

Illinois repairs farming thoroughfare in record time By DANI MESSICK | The Municipal

An expansive road reconstruction project in southern Illinois was completed posthaste after funding sources dictated that the Illinois Department of Transportation would only receive the necessary monies if it completed it in less than six months.

Miller City Road is located in Alexander County, Ill., near Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area. Record flooding of the Ohio and Mississippi river basins in 2019 left the road submerged. (Shutterstock.com) 54   THE MUNICIPAL  |  DECEMBER 2021


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