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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – A new, $86 million transportation center is coming to Springfield.
The center has been dubbed the “hub” and is part of the larger Springfield rail improvement project. In addition, it will serve as a base for Amtrak and the city’s bus service.
“Preserving and growing Illinois’ long legacy as a leader of the transportation sector is all the more important as we shape our economic recovery; so that we can vault ahead of others as we emerge from the pandemic; and Springfield is helping us lead the way.” Gov. Pritzker said at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The hub is being funded in part by “rebuild Illinois” capital dollars.
Work is scheduled to be done over the next couple of years.
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