Illiana Expressway

The Indiana Senate approved an Illiana Expressway bill 48-0, sending it to the Indiana House on Thursday.

Writes the Post-Tribune’s Dan Carden:

State Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, shepherded the Illiana proposal through the Senate. He said an Illiana Expressway would relieve congestion on the Borman Expressway, cut travel times in the region, provide new economic development opportunities and improve road safety.

“We’re at a moment in time where we have the stars aligning,” Charbonneau said. “We have interest in the state of Illinois, with the governor and the Legislature, interest in Indiana, with the Indiana Department of Transportation interested in moving forward with this very significant project.”

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