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Illinois delegation wants state to come up with construction plan
SPRINGFIELD - The entire Illinois congressional delegation united Friday to urge Gov. Rod Blagojevich and state lawmakers to come up with a statewide construction plan.
If they don't, the state could lose federal money meant to repair Illinois roads and bridges. And the delays could be costly, according to a letter sent Friday from the delegation to Blagojevich and state lawmakers.
“These infrastructure needs will not go away, and the longer we wait to fund them, the more expensive these projects will be,” the letter from the 21 congressional members read.
State lawmakers have wrangled over a construction plan for months, and interest was further stoked by the recent interstate bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
But disagreements among st
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