Peoria Standard

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) recently expressed his backing of projects in the Village of Riverton that will benefit from Rebuild Illinois bond funding.

As part of the Rebuild Illinois plan, Riverton will receive $37,949.68 in its first disbursement and up to $227,698.08 in a total of six disbursements; a document from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) reported. 

“Working with local officials like Mayor Tom Rader to identify community needs and get dollars flowing for infrastructure improvements has been an important part of my role as State Rep.,” Butler said in a Facebook post this week. “Proud to support projects in the Village of Riverton with capital dollars from Rebuild Illinois.”

Butler accompanied his Facebook post with a post from the Village of Riverton, which said: “The Village of Riverton would like to extend our gratitude to Representative Tim Butler. The support we received from Representative Butler was instrumental in securing the Capital Funds for the road work that is being completed in town. We also want to thank Kuhn and Trello, along with Truman Flatt for all their hard work.”

The Rebuild Illinois capital plan will invest $44.8 billion over six years, with $33.2 billion going toward transportation; an IDOC release said. The program will allocate $25.4 billion for roads and bridges in the state, $1.4 billion for major rail projects and added Grade Crossing Protection projects, $150 million for aeronautic facility improvements, and $150 million in new funding for port improvements.