IDOT says state road projects can resume with new budget

Road construction workers across the state will begin returning to work after the Illinois Department of Transportation said construction projects can resume with Thursday’s approval of a full-year state budget.

Workers were sent home or not called it at all on Monday, the first work day of the state fiscal year amid the ongoing budget impasse that led to the state shutting down approximately 900 transportation projects totaling $3.3 billion, according to one of the state’s largest contractor associations.

The Illinois Department of Transportation estimated 20,000 workers were affected.

But with Thursday’s Illinois House vote to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of budget-related legislation, IDOT on Thursday evening gave the green light to restart work.

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