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| Quinn Touts New Jobs, Rail Work in Galesburg |
400 new jobs, that's the estimation from Governor Pat Quinn that will be brought about by three rail crossing overpasses in Galesburg.
Quinn visited Galesburg Friday afternoon and held a press conference at the West Main Street rail crossing, which will be the first overpass of the three.
Quinn announced state money equaled about $79 million for the six year project.
He said it's time to upgrade the railroad and put people back to work at the same time.
"Nobody in the whole world is better than Illinois when it comes to railroads. We've got every railroad in the county criss-crossing out state and we want to make sure we make those railroads 21st century railroads. And we are very happy to have the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the BNSF, with us today. They're going to make this a great opportunity for job creation."
Quinn also touted his Illinois Jobs Now program, to put Illinoisans back to work.
A number of other politicians were present and spoke at the event, including Galesburg Mayor Sal Garza, state Representative Don Moffitt and Congressman Phil Hare.
(Governor Pat Quinn stands with state, local, Burlington Santa Fe, and Amtrak officials Friday while announcing state money for Galesburg's proposed three rail crossing grade separations. WGIL News Story by Emily Ford and Will Stevenson. Photo by Will Stevenson.)
(An artists' rendering of what the West Main St. overpass will look like. Graphic from City of Galesburg.)
(An artists' rendering of what the West Main St. overpass will look like. Graphic from City of Galesburg.) |
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