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U.S. DOT withdraws $675,000 BUILD grant for Route 66 trail segments; county officials call it a setback
Summary
McLean County learned this week that the U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn a previously awarded $675,000 BUILD grant intended to fund engineering and design for Route 66 trail segments connecting Towanda, Lexington and Chenoa, a development county leaders described as a serious setback.
McLean County officials said this week the U.S. Department of Transportation has withdrawn a $675,000 BUILD grant awarded last year for engineering and design work on Route 66 trail segments between Towanda, Lexington and Chenoa. County Member Leah Klein told the board on Sept. 11 the grant withdrawal is a “serious setback” for a corridor the county has pursued for more than two decades.
Klein said the trail is…
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