Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the state would undertake the largest infrastructure program in the state’s history, a $50.6 billion multi-year effort supporting efforts to improve safety, mobility and quality of life.
The infrastructure blueprint is part of Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program that will build and repair the state’s infrastructure across all modes of transportation. The program includes $400 million for 223 local projects in distressed areas. Projects within the infrastructure program range from street and transit upgrades to bike and pedestrian improvements, and are based on the priorities submitted by counties, cities, townships, transit districts and other local agencies, officials said.
“Today, I’m proud to launch the latest roadmap – the largest in the history of the Illinois Department of Transportation,” Pritzker said. “Over the next six years, we’ll continue investing across the board in order to build the best infrastructure system in the nation – and create good jobs for Illinoisans in the process. From Chicago and Rockford to Springfield and Decatur, to Carbondale and Metropolis, every corner of our great state will benefit.”
The Illinois Department of Transportation’s multi-year program will invest in roads, bridges, aviation, transit, freight and passenger rail, waterways, and bicycle/pedestrian accommodations in all 102 counties in the state. The new spending plan eclipses the previous record of $41.4 billion set in 2024.
“Under Gov. Pritzker, our investments in transportation are doing more than ever to connect people to the meaningful destinations in their lives,” Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi said. “This new multi-year construction program will not only create jobs and economic opportunity, but it will also improve quality of life in Illinois – making it easier to walk and bike, catch a bus, deliver goods, and get you safely from where you are to where you need to be.”
The proposed plan will invest $32.5 billion in state and local roads and bridges over six years, as well as $18.1 billion for other transportation modes, including $13.8 billion for transit, $2.9 billion for railways, $1.2 billion for aviation and $200 million for ports and waterways.