$4M In State Funds Allotted For New Kendall Area Transit Facility

Oswego IL

26 January, 2022

2:50 PM

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OSWEGO, IL — Kendall Area Transit, a public transportation service that gives priority to seniors and disabled residents, will soon get an upgrade. The service is getting $4 million in Rebuild Illinois funding to build a new facility. Almost two years after signing his $45 billion capital bill into law, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday almost $220 million in Rebuild Illinois funding to support local transit and port projects. The money will fund 63 projects, with $111.4 million going to transit providers downstate and another $108.3 million to public ports. According to a news release from Pritzker's office, the funding reinforces the governor's "priority to create economic opportunity by moving freight and people more safely and efficiently." The new facility for Kendall Area Transit — one of the 37 systems receiving funding — will accommodate administration, dispatch, mechanics and secure parking for the fleet of vehicles. The service currently operates from the Voluntary Action Center at 109 W. Ridge St. in Yorkville. "When the General Assembly and I crafted the most robust infrastructure plan in Illinois history, our vision wasn't limited to simply updating highways, rails, and bridges," Pritzker said in a statement. "We saw an opportunity to connect jobs and economic development to communities across the state through every mode of transportation." Officials anticipate a third, and final, round of grant opportunities for downstate transit needs later this year.