WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $13,168,092 in federal funding for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to support infrastructure and accessibility improvements at Fort Massac and Salt Kettle Rest Areas in Massac County, Illinois. This funding, from the U.S. Department of Transportation's FY26 BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) program, will reconstruct and expand truck parking at the Fort Massac and Salt Kettle Rest Areas by adding ADA-compliant bathrooms, improving roadway infrastructure and increasing truck parking capacity from 19 to up to...