Illinois is rebuilding and modernizing its infrastructure thanks to Governor Pritzker’s bi-partisan ReBuild Illinois infrastructure investment program and President Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which also had bi-partisan support. As a result of these investments, Illinois’ aging and crumbling infrastructure is being modernized at a rapid rate to ensure we have clean air and water and safe and modern roads and bridges—all designed by the nation’s most innovative and forward-thinking engineering firms, located right here in Illinois.

Kevin Artl, President and CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois speaking alongside Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker

Illinois is the center of the nation’s transportation grid with its staggering infrastructure network of more than 147,000 miles of roadways, 7,800 bridges, nearly 10,000 miles of railroad track, 107 public and private airports, 1,095 miles of navigable waterways and a public transit system that supports 450 million trips annually. Maintaining, repairing and modernizing this network is an immense task that created challenges and called for a huge infusion of both capital resources and human capital investments.