Good news for Edwardsville area drivers, and for bicyclists from both sides of the Mississippi River.
A $21.2 million grant has been passed along to Edwardsville from the U.S. Department of Transportation, with the bucks earmarked for improvements along the Goshen Road/Old Troy Road corridor in the southeastern section of the city.
The improvement plan calls for rebuilding several miles of road, improving culverts and flood prevention, adding streetlights and building new electric-vehicle charging stations.
For the pedaling people, the project includes building a 2.5-mile shared-use path along Goshen Road from Old Troy Road to Plummer Family Park.
It also will rebuild a section of Old Troy Road, from Goshen Road to the Goshen Trail — a familiar area to cyclists who visit the MCT Trails in Madison County.
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“These resources won’t just fix our roads,†said U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, but will help “bring Goshen Road and Old Troy Road into the 21st century.â€
Budzinski pushed for the project funding, along with Democratic U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.