Find out which bridges in the Des Plaines area are labeled as "structurally deficient."
President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday night a "Fix It First" program to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure—like roads and bridges—in an effort to improve citizens' quality of life and bring jobs to the United States. There are nearly 70,000 "structurally deficient" bridges throughout the United States that require "significant maintenance, rehabilitation or replacement," according to the Transportation for America website. In Illinois, 8.5 percent of the state's bridges are "structurally deficient." The state is ranked 35th worst nationally for the overall quality of its bridges, according to the Transportation for America website. Locally, there are a handful of bridges that are highlighted as structurally deficient on …
Despite a summertime strike delay, the reconstruction project is expected to be completed by July and has created jobs.
With the rumbling of traffic and construction noise on Des Plaines River Road as their backdrop, local and state officials announced at a news conference on Oct. 5 that upgrades to the road are progressing on schedule. The project, which costs roughly $13 million, began in July, and despite a summertime strike that set back work, construction is mostly on schedule, said John Duddles, assistant director of public works and engineering for the City of Des Plaines. "It's moving along real well. The weather has been good," Duddles said. "There's been some extension due to the strike," he added, speaking of a three-week construction strike that reportedly held up more than 300 projects during the summer. The upgrades, slated for completion in …
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