Open house meeting on Main and Water streets improvements in Decatur scheduled for March 30
DECATUR – The public is invited to attend an open house at the Decatur Civic Center on
Thursday, March 30, regarding future improvements to Main and Water streets from Eldorado
Street to Pershing Road.
The public is invited to stop by anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to
allow the public the opportunity to learn more about the project by reviewing the proposed
improvements and providing feedback on the proposals. Attendees will be able to learn more
about the project through the exhibits, displays and fact sheets that will be available at the
meeting. IDOT staff and consultants will be available to discuss the project and answer
questions.
“It is important to determine the present needs of this area of Decatur and propose
recommendations that will meet those needs,” said Jeff Myers, IDOT Region 4 Engineer. “As
travel habits change, we at IDOT have to address those changes and provide safe paths of travel
for all modes of traffic.”
To view meeting materials after the event or for more information or provide a comment
electronically, visit the project website at: https://idot.click/route-51-study.
Comments may also be mailed to:
Illinois Department of Transportation, District 7
400 W. Wabash Ave.
Effingham, IL 62401-2699
Attn: Matt Bower, P.E.
The proposed $15 million project is possible by Gov. JB Pritzker’s historic and bipartisan
Rebuild Illinois capital program. Over the next six years, IDOT is planning to improve more than
2,500 miles of highway and nearly 10 million square feet of bridge deck as part of the Rebuild
Illinois capital program, which is investing $33.2 billion into all modes of transportation.
Accomplishments through Year Three of Rebuild Illinois included approximately $8.6 billion of
State of Illinois
JB Pritzker, Governor
Illinois Department of Transportation
Omer Osman, Secretary
improvements statewide on 4,422 miles of highway, 412 bridges, and 621 additional safety
improvements.
For IDOT District 7 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict7 or view area construction
details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
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