A stretch of Illinois Route 29 between Rochester and Taylorville is one step closer to being known as the “Congressman Rodney Davis Superhighway.”  The Illinois House of Representatives adopted a resolution Saturday morning designating that name.  State Representative Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) sponsored the resolution.  It applies for the portion of the route between Cardinal Hill Road in Rochester and East 1600 North Road in Taylorville.

Rodney Davis graduated from Taylorville High School and served in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2023.

The expansion of Route 29 between Taylorville and Rochester took over 20 years of planning and construction.  According to Rosenthal, in December of 1992, Congressman Davis witnessed a crash that took the life of Melody Traughber, a 29-year-old woman from Taylorville.  In that incident, her car hit a slick spot and slid into oncoming traffic. 

The resolution now moves to the State Senate.