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Senator Harriss announces billion-dollar transportation improvement plan for 56th District

3 years ago
EDWARDSVILLE – State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) is pleased to announce more than $1.3 billion in highway improvement projects could soon make their way to the 56 th District as a part of a newly announced transportation improvement plan by the state on Friday. “Infrastructure is the backbone of our communities and it’s important we continue investing in critical resources like our roads and bridges but also looking at ways to improve the overall safety and scope of our roadways,” said Senator Harriss. The new $41 billion, multi-year statewide effort spans over the course of six years and is the largest in state history. The plan invests in various modes of transportation including highway, rail, transit, aeronautics, and marine. Notable projects included in the proposed plans include: I-270: $101.9 million for interchange reconstruction, 1.2 miles of pavement replacement and additional lanes, bridge replacement and bridge superstructure

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Missouri's state capital, the most forgettable in U.S.

3 years ago
JOPLIN, Mo. — If you had just 10 minutes to name all fifty state capitals, do you think you would get most of them correct? Which ones would you forget and which would you remember? The folks at BetMissouri.com also had those same questions, and thought it would be interesting to see which state capitals [...]
Dustin Lattimer