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Published on Monday, April 5, 2004 11:57 AM CDT

I-57 interchange, railroad depot on list

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed a federal highway
construction bill on Friday that includes funding for the Illinois central
Depot restoration and the Interstate 57 interchange project.

According to U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, the massive spending bill includes
almost $7 million in projects in the Journal Gazette/Times-Courier
circulation area. Projects include:

- - Cumberland Bridge: $3 million to finish bridge and road between Burma Road
and Illinois Route 130 in Cumberland County

- - Interstate 57 interchange: $2 million to upgrade County Highways 18 and 22
in conjunction with the interchange plan north of Mattoon.

- - Illinois Central Depot: $1.5 million for renovation of the heavily used
historic train depot in the heart of Mattoon.

- - Grandview Township Roads in Edgar County: $400,000 to improve safety of
horizontal curve on 250th Road and 725th Street in Grandview Township.

Other projects in the 15th District include $7.2 million for a new bridge
across the Wabash River at Mt. Carmel and $7 million for upgrades to Curtis
Road south of Champaign for a potential new I-57 access road.

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
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