Transportation and Infrastructure
For so many, transportation means opportunity – to jobs, to education, to seeing family. A strong public transit network is essential for any thriving community and is a necessity for countless working families in Illinois. I’m working with local partners to provide and strengthen public transit networks to expand these opportunities to everyone in our District.
Transportation also includes reliable roads and bridges to help commuters safely get from place to place. Now that the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering for Illinois, I’m working to make sure our region has a seat at the table when it comes to vital infrastructure investment opportunities.
On top of roads and bridges, infrastructure improvements also include investments in safe drinking water systems, high-speed broadband networks, and more.
More on Transportation and Infrastructure
17th Cong. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) joined community leaders in Lanark Wednesday morning, May 29, to announce and celebrate the $959,752 he secured to repair the city’s water infrastructure.
Sorensen secured the investment from Congress to fix water mains in the city that are experiencing an excess number of breaks.
The congressman joined Mayor Mark Macomber and former Mayor Kenneth Viglietta outside the Lanark Maintenance Facility to highlight nearly $1 million Sorensen secured to deliver safe and clean water to Lanark families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is requesting funding for 15 local projects that will benefit Illinois families as Congress works to fund the government.
Monmouth is embarking on a 10-year, $10 million program to remove all the lead water service lines in the community.
Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen paid a visit to the city’s water treatment plant to help jumpstart the program by presenting a ceremonial check worth nearly $960,000.
Sorensen said infrastructure repairs are needed to more than nation’s roads and bridges – work is also needed on the infrastructure that’s underground. And he said many of the workers who will replace the aging underground infrastructure are members of local communities.
The city of Rock Island has secured federal funding to install a roundabout at the 35th Street West intersection, near the Highland Springs Golf Course.
The $1.4 million dollar project, replacing traffic signals at the intersection, will kick off a larger project, eventually reducing four lanes of highway down to two lanes each way.
Congressman Eric Sorensen says it will make the Centennial Expressway safer for bikers and pedestrians.
LANARK, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined community leaders in Lanark to highlight $959,752 he secured from Congress to repair the city’s water infrastructure.
On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) visited Lanark, Illinois in Carroll County to tout nearly $1 million dollars he secured for the city to bring in clean water for families who live there.
The city of Monmouth is receiving nearly $1 million in Community Project Funding to help replace its lead service lines. Those are the pipes connecting the water main to a building's internal plumbing.
There are 2,000 lead service lines in Monmouth that need to be replaced. Mayor Rod Davies said it'll cost about $10 million to replace all of them.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will provide states with federal grants to help working families afford clean drinking water and wastewater services.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), along with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development (ONSHORE) Act. This legislation will help s
On Friday, April 5, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) hosted a roundtable discussion at Carl Sandburg College with local leaders and broadband providers to discuss the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
The ACP connects 1 in 5 households in Illinois' 17th Congressional District to internet access. "This is not a red problem, it's not a blue problem. It's a problem that exists in every district," said Sorensen.