Infrastructure /tags/infrastructure Infrastructure en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT Bell, Budzinski say federal cuts to transportation funding will impact pending projects /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/bell-budzinski-say-federal-cuts-to-transportation-funding-will-impact-pending-projects Projects like the MacArthur Bridge — which connects downtown St. Louis and East St. Louis — and Cahokia Port in Sauget could be impacted, Budzinski said, adding that the new administration's criteria for infrastructure funding don’t make sense and ignore safety and community needs. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-20/bell-budzinski-say-federal-cuts-to-transportation-funding-will-impact-pending-projects Lacretia Wimbley City made flooding, sewage problems worse for some, Cahokia Heights residents say /health-science-environment/2024-12-03/city-flooding-sewage-problems-worse-fcahokia-heights-residents In a court filing, Cahokia Heights residents want a federal judge to allow their claims for damages and claims related to flooding issues to proceed. The city's work with federal agencies is limited to the sewer system and will not address flooding concerns. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-03/city-flooding-sewage-problems-worse-fcahokia-heights-residents Lexi Cortes Great Rivers Greenway’s retiring leader sees greatness in the St. Louis region’s future /economy-business/2024-10-15/st-louis-great-rivers-greenways-leader-retiring CEO Susan Trautman helped the public agency secure multiple funding streams and dramatically grew the organization’s staff. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-15/st-louis-great-rivers-greenways-leader-retiring Eric Schmid University City residents say tiny forests could prevent floods along River Des Peres /health-science-environment/2024-07-31/university-city-residents-say-tiny-forests-could-prevent-floods-along-river-des-peres The micro ecosystems are popular around the world but haven’t gained footing in the St. Louis region. Some people hope they could lessen the impacts of floods. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:04:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-31/university-city-residents-say-tiny-forests-could-prevent-floods-along-river-des-peres Kate Grumke Damaged bridge in East St. Louis may reopen earlier than expected /government-politics-issues/2024-07-24/damaged-bridge-in-east-st-louis-may-reopen-earlier-than-expected The regional engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation said he'd hoped the project would be complete by August or early September. “But if things continue to go well, we expect it could be opened much earlier,” he said. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:30:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-24/damaged-bridge-in-east-st-louis-may-reopen-earlier-than-expected Carolyn P. Smith Construction expanding Interstate 70 to three lanes each way will begin in July /government-politics-issues/2024-06-13/construction-expanding-interstate-70-to-three-lanes-each-way-will-begin-in-july The project is carved up into segments. The first section tackled will be a 20-mile stretch in mid-Missouri between Columbia and Kingdom City. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:10:30 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-13/construction-expanding-interstate-70-to-three-lanes-each-way-will-begin-in-july Sarah Kellogg Fosterburg Water District secures $4.2 million USDA loan to access new treatment plant /government-politics-issues/2024-06-06/fosterburg-water-district-secures-4-2-million-usda-loan-to-build-new-treatment-plant The district north of Alton in Fosterburg township will soon break ground on the water treatment plant and more than 50 miles of pipe to connect to six other communities and water districts. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:48:25 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-06/fosterburg-water-district-secures-4-2-million-usda-loan-to-build-new-treatment-plant Will Bauer Only a fraction of the money sought for Cahokia Heights projects has been spent /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent To date, only 4% of the money sought for projects to help the city of Cahokia Heights address its flooding and sewage crisis has been spent, according to an EPA analysis. Thu, 30 May 2024 21:02:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/only-a-fraction-of-the-money-sought-for-cahokia-heights-projects-has-been-spent Lexi Cortes Gov. Pritzker says he's ‘disappointed’ Madison County will vote on secession referendum /government-politics-issues/2024-05-23/gov-pritzker-says-hes-disappointed-madison-county-will-vote-on-secession-referendum While celebrating a new administration building for Madison County Transit, the Democratic governor criticized the symbolic referendum that county voters will consider this November. Thu, 23 May 2024 17:43:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-23/gov-pritzker-says-hes-disappointed-madison-county-will-vote-on-secession-referendum Will Bauer 3 takeaways from Cahokia Heights' latest update on sewer repair funding /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Officials and lawyers representing the city said Cahokia Heights had still not received most of the funding. Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-03/3-takeaways-from-cahokia-heights-latest-update-on-sewer-repair-funding Lexi Cortes