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Kankakee County Receives $2.9M for Hwy 9 Improvements

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Kankakee County Receives $2.9M for Hwy 9 Improvements

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Kankakee County has been awarded $2.9 million to rebuild and modernize a local road that will help connect to the new Gotion factory planned in Manteno. The grant is the largest ever through IDOT’s Economic Development Program, which works with communities to plan and advance transportation improvements that support projects that create and sustain new jobs.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Encouraging Women, Minorities in Construction Industry

Scanlon Excavating & Concrete, Inc. based out of Kankakee in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting an outreach and networking event on December 1, 2022 at Quality Inn and Suites in Bradley.

Friday, September 30, 2022

Greater Kankakee Airport Receives Airport of the Year Award from IDOT

Six airports have received Airport of the Year awards from the Illinois Department of Transportation, including the Greater Kankakee Airport honored with the General Aviation Airport of the Year Award for airports with a runway greater than 5,000 feet.