🎙️ #TakeTheExit is IDOT’s official podcast, where we highlight the people, projects, and stories driving transportation forward in Illinois. Join us for a conversation with IDOT Secretary Gia Biagi on innovation, improving safety and mobility, project delivery, and #RebuildIllinois investments.
IDOT in 2025: $45 billion invested. Thousands of projects. Safer roads, stronger communities.
Through Year Six, #RebuildIllinois has delivered $20.8 billion in upgrades, including over 21,000 lane miles, 800 bridges, and major safety improvements statewide.
Rebuilding Chicago: Eight projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $435.8 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, one is scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining five to be completed between 2026 and 2031. Learn more: prez.ly/Ogwd
Rebuilding Northern Cook County: Nine projects combined represent an investment of nearly $239.2 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, five are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining four to be completed in 2026 and 2027. prez.ly/jbwd
✈️ Big news in Morris!
IDOT joined @govpritzker.illinois.gov and local leaders to break ground on a new crosswind runway at Morris Municipal Airport. Nearly $12 million from #RebuildIllinois will boost safety, add 40,000 flights, and strengthen this vital community asset.
Learn more: prez.ly/KOvd
Rebuilding Kane County: Seven projects combined represent an investment of nearly $106.8 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, three are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining four to be completed between 2026 and 2029.
Learn more: prez.ly/qGtd
Rebuilding DuPage County: Six projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $73.7 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, five are set to finish this year, with the final one slated for completion in 2027.
Learn more: prez.ly/nGtd
Rebuilding Lake County: Eight projects combined represent an investment of nearly $32.7M, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, five are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining three to be completed between 2026 and 2028. Learn more: prez.ly/rAtd
Rebuilding Will County: Nine projects combined represent an investment of nearly $117 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the major projects, three are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining six to be completed between 2026 and 2030. Learn more: prez.ly/16td
The new 14,199 sq. ft. River Valley Metro bus maintenance facility is open!
Funded with $8.7M from #RebuildIllinois, the new facility features 5 service bays, lifts, and modern equipment—keeping buses safe, reliable, and on the road for Bourbonnais and surrounding communities.
Rebuilding Kankakee: Fifteen projects combined represent an investment of more than $341M, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, six are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining nine awaiting a future construction timeline. Learn more: prez.ly/obsd
Rebuilding Rockford: Thirteen projects combined represent an investment of more than $226M, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, 10 are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining three anticipated to be completed between 2026 and 2027. prez.ly/8Lrd
Rebuilding the Quad Cities: Nine projects combined represent an investment of more than $44M, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, seven are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining two anticipated to be completed in 2026. Learn more: prez.ly/hJrd
Rebuilding Peoria: Nine projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $351.1M, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Five are scheduled to be completed in 2025, three are anticipated to be completed in 2026 and the remaining one in 2027. prez.ly/6Zqd
Rebuilding Bloomington-Normal: Five projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $83.1M, fueled by
@govpritzker.illinois.gov's #RebuildIllinois. Two are scheduled to be completed in 2025, and the remaining three are anticipated to be completed in 2026. prez.ly/GQqd
Rebuilding Springfield: Seven projects combined represent an investment of $82 million, fueled by #RebuildIllinois. Of the major projects, five are scheduled to wrap up this year, with the remaining two anticipated to be completed in 2026. http://prez.ly/ZAqd
Rebuilding Champaign-Urbana: Five major projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $298.2M, fueled by @govpritzker.illinois.gov's #RebuildIllinois. Of the projects, one is scheduled to be completed in 2025, with the remaining four wrapping up in 2026. Get the details: prez.ly/u2qd
Last week, Secretary Biagi and @govpritzker.illinois.gov celebrated Rockford’s bus facility upgrade, a $33M investment part of the historic #RebuildIllinois program! At #IDOT, we’re building better roads, transit, rail, and more for a stronger Illinois. prez.ly/Trhd
#RebuildIllinois is investing $45 billion to transform the state's infrastructure, creating safer and more reliable travel for Illinois residents and visitors. So far, $17.2 billion has upgraded 6,791 miles of highways and 711 bridges. Details: prez.ly/l1ad
