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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PR Newswire, WSILTV.com
NAPERVILLE, Ill. , June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicor Gas, Southern Company and Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity announced today the groundbreaking of a new community designed to be carbon-neutral and achieve net-zero in Aurora, Illinois. The largest natural gas distributor in the state is partnering with the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity affiliate to offer new smart homes to first-time home buyers with an emphasis on resiliency and affordability.
Times Staff, Southland Your Times
The Forest Preserve District of Will County has received $1.1 million that will pave the way for a new trail linking the district’s longest path with Route 66 in Joliet Township.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., presented the check during a ceremony June 2 along the proposed trail route in the Preston Heights area, just south of Laraway Elementary School on Rowell Avenue.
The 1.34-mile, multiuse trail will be built on a ComEd utility corridor that links the forest preserve’s 22.42-mile Wauponsee Glacial Trail with Route 53/Chicago Street, which is historic Route 66.
The Forest Preserve District received a check for $1.1 million on Friday, June 2, that will pave the way for a new trail linking the District’s longest path with Route 66 in Joliet Township.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster presented the check during a ceremony along the proposed trail route in the Preston Heights area, just south of Laraway Elementary School on Rowell Avenue.
BOLINGBROOK, IL – Pace was thrilled to welcome Congressman Bill Foster, Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, and Mayor Mary Alexander-Basta to celebrate Community Project Funding secured by the Congressman to create a passenger waiting area at the agency’s Old Chicago (Bolingbrook) Park-n-Ride, offering riders a more comfortable place to wait for the bus.
Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News
The Fox Valley Park District will get $4 million in federal funds to build a bridge linking bike paths on both sides of the Fox River.
The money will go to a bike and pedestrian bridge in Lippold Park, in Batavia along the East Bank of the river, to connect with the bike and pedestrian path along the West Bank of the river.
The money is from the federal Community Funding Project, and was secured by the office of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville. It was one of 15 projects funded through Foster’s office - the entire 15 that his office proposed.
The Fox Valley Park District and our Board of Commissioners remain committed to trail connectivity with the end goal of linking cyclists and pedestrians from Points A to B – throughout the District’s 48-mile network – without the need for dismount or detour. Thanks to Congressman Bill Foster and his office’s advocacy of this ongoing initiative, a significant gap will be bridged (quite literally) to connect two sections of the popular Fox River Trail in North Aurora.
Naperville, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) joined every member of the Illinois Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Biden urging the White House to grant Governor J.B. Pritzker’s request for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for five counties. The letter follows tornadoes, high winds, hail, and flash floods that caused widespread damage across Boone, Crawford, DuPage, Marion, and Sangamon Counties and led to four fatalities.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that he led Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in requesting a report to Congress regarding the government’s ongoing naval fuel research and development of low-enriched uranium-fueled reactors for submarines. Bolstering research into low-enriched uranium (LEU) will help minimize the use of nuclear weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU) where non-essential.
Emily Rosca, Patch
AURORA, IL — Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) secured almost $26 million in Community Project Funding for the 11th District. This includes more than $13.5 million for seven Aurora organizations.
The year-end omnibus spending bill totaled $25,821,367. The total includes funding for all 15 Community Project Funding requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District, his office said. The package passed both the Senate and House of Representatives and has been sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that four of his requests were signed into law by President Biden as part of the Water Resources Development Act. These requests authorize crucial investments in the waterways and environmental infrastructure for Will County and the entire Great Lakes region.
Foster’s requests include: