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For Release: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661

LOCAL HIGHWAY PROJECT RECEIVES TRANSPORTATION GRANT

Washington - U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that a local highway project, located at Pleasant Ridge Road over Little Canteen Creek in Fairview Heights, has been awarded a $305,000 Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program grant through the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The program is intended to demonstrate the application of innovative material technology in the construction of bridges and other highway structures.  The State of Illinois applied for the funding. 

"These funds will help improve our infrastructure while also developing new and better materials," said Costello.  "This type of research will make our transportation system more efficient and save money over the long run."  

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