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State highway upgrades planned for Matteson Richton Park area
Illinois will spend 1.3 billion in fiscal 1995 on road work statewide, funding nearly 100 million in the southern and southwestern suburbs. Projects in Will and Cook counties include resurfacing, bridge work, drainage, and signal timing on routes such as I 57, US 30, Illinois 43, Harlem Avenue, and I 80, with numerous local road improvements and nearly 31,200 short term construction jobs created. Governor Edgar announced the plan, detailing specific dollar amounts for each project and area.
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Cook County
Will County
Jim Edgar
Illinois Department of Transportation
Edgar
Markham
Blue Island
Calumet Park
Chicago
Illinois
Halsted Street
Illinois 50
Cicero Avenue
Oak Forest
Midlothian
Illinois 83
147Th Street
U.S. 6
159Th Street
U.S. 12
U.S. 20
95Th Street
Hickory Hills
Palos Hills
Worth
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Palos Park
Orland Park
Ashland Avenue
Little Calumet River
136Th Street
Riverdale
78Th Street
Illinois 7
U.S. 30
Matteson
Illinois 43
Harlem Avenue
Tinley Park
Country Club Hills
Hazel Crest
Richton Park
University Park
Lincoln Highway
Metra Railroad
Cal Sag Canal
205Th Street
I-57
127Th Street
Palos Heights
Wolf Road
Mokena
Marley Creek
Rock Creek
Monee
Cedar Road
New Lenox
Francis Road
Rock Island Railroad
Metra