The Lincoln Prairie Bike Trail bridge just southeast of Taylorville will finally get replaced.
Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the bridge will finally get replaced, thanks to a just over one-million dollar grant thru the state's "Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program."
Work will include replacing the existing bridge carrying the Lincoln Prairie Bike Trail over Flat Branch Creek.
The City of Pana, who is responsible for upkeep of the Bike Trail, applied for the funds.
The state says the statewide grants including the Lincoln Prairie Trail bridge replacement, are possible by federal and state funds administered by IDOT and the Illinois Transporation Enhance Program, and are focused on improving bike and pedestrian travel, as well as making other surface transportation improvements that promote alternative options for getting around communities.