Illinois Funding Needs Assessment

• EACH DAY, there are an average of 9.3 MILLION trips across the 2,303 structurally deficient bridges in Illinois. 
• There are major funding shortfalls for transit. RTA is expected to be $10.6 billion short of their $16.6 billion of  needed funding and CREATE is expected to have $2.3 billion shortfall. Major investments to the railroad infrastructure in Illinois will also be needed to accommodate the expected 30 percent growth in future freight rail traffic over the next three decades, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 
• Motorists spend an average $566 per year, per motorists in vehicle repair costs because of poor road conditions.
• Chicago ranks 8th nationally for the top most congested U.S. cities. This congestion costs a loss of time and productivity, which equates to nearly $305 billion for 2017 alone, and an average of $1,445 per person.
• Chicago's airports account for 48.5 million passengers annually, as well as 4.7 million tons of cargo each year. Projected funding needs are more than $5 billion over the next five years to accommodate for the 32 percent increase in demand for infrastructure since 2015, according to ASCE. 

One out of every three miles of highways and major urban roads in Illinois are in poor or mediocre condition. Only a little more than half are in good condition. Current funding levels, if continued, are expected to cause the further decline of Illinois' road and highway infrastructure network, according to the 2018 TRIP report.