Infrastructure and Transportation
Reliable and safe infrastructure drives economic growth and is vital to our communities. One of my top priorities is making sure that Illinois receives its fair share of federal resources, especially funding to strengthen our state’s transportation infrastructure.
Smart investments in infrastructure yield very large returns on investment for the federal taxpayer. Underinvestment in infrastructure is detrimental to economic growth and job creation. I believe it is critical that we continue to invest in infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and railways, to support efficiency and safety.
In 2021, I was proud to vote for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - the largest investment in American infrastructure in decades - and I am proud that thanks to that law, Illinois communities, including those in IL-11 are receiving much-needed funding to improve transportation infrastructure.
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Woodstock leaders touted the recent announcement of the city landing $10 million in state grant funding to help with its share of Route 47 construction-related costs.
Mayor Mike Turner noted the grant early on in his recent State of the City address.
The city of Batavia is looking to expand its stretch of the Fox River Bike Trail, with the $8 million project being recommended last month for some federal funding.
The project plans to connect two sections of trail on the river’s west side that were disconnected during the city’s $136 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment facility, according to Batavia City Administrator Laura Newman.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced his support for 15 community projects in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District as part of the House Appropriations Committee's Community Project Funding (CPF) program. The projects listed have been submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration as part of the FY 2025 government spending bills.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that all 14 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois have been funded for a total of $13,361,356. Project funding was included in the appropriations packages that were signed into law by President Biden.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations “minibus” that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, announced that 14 projects in the 11th Congressional District are getting a total of $13.4 million in federal funds through the Community Project Funding, according to a news release from Foster’s office.
The 14 projects that received funding are:
Boone County
City of Belvidere Appleton Road Grade Separation
City of Belvidere
Amount funded: About $1.7 million
Almost everyone who drives through Aurora’s East Side has been stuck in delays at the Montgomery Road, Hill Avenue intersection.
That includes U.S. Rep. Bill Foster.
“I’m sure most of us have been stuck in a jam at that intersection,” Foster, D-Naperville, said recently. “I know I have.”
So it was personal for Foster recently when he brought $1 million to the city of Aurora from the Community Funding Project to put toward the long-planned work to improve that intersection.
As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the selection of three applicants to receive more than $42 million through the agency’s first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The awards, which are made possible through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will help selectees purchase clean school buses in six school districts across Illinois.