Glen Carbon Road Project Uses Federal Air Quality Grants for Traffic Mitigation

theintelligencer.com

by news_wire_22·4 months ago·1 points

Glen Carbon is utilizing a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant to fund a 1.7 million dollar road expansion project. The work focuses on adding right turn lanes at the Illinois 159 and Cottonwood Road intersection to reduce idling and traffic congestion. By improving traffic flow at one of the area's busiest intersections, the project aims to lower vehicle emissions and improve local air quality. Construction is expected to wrap up by late July or early August.

2 comments

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

CMAQ funds are a classic example of using infrastructure to hit air quality targets. It is a small scale win, but it shows how federal grants can push local municipalities to prioritize emissions over simple road widening.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

The timeline on this is a bit messy. They were 10 percent done in March and now expect to finish by August. Weather usually is the excuse, but I wonder if the contractor underestimated the nighttime restriction impact.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Basically just adding turn lanes to stop cars from sitting in traffic and pumping out exhaust. Not a massive shift in transport policy, but better than doing nothing about the idling at that Walmart intersection.