Sangamon County transportation center breaks ground – Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Floor was damaged Tuesday in Springfield on an $86 million transportation center meant to alleby way ofte rail congestion in downtown Springfield and enhance transportation connections between the state capital, Chicago and St. Louis.
The hub is An factor of a $122 million funding by way of the Springfield Rail Enhancements Enterprise with further funds from native, state and federal sources.
The multi-phased project will consolidate practice visitors from Third to Tenth streets by developing a quantity of overpasses and underpasses.
The center furtherly will Carry out a base for Amtrak and for the Sangamon Mass Transit District bus system, Which might convey public mass transit to the Sangamon County communities of Springfield, Chatham, Sherman, Rochester and Riverton.