Bridge work on Route 29 near Taylorville has been completed by the Illinois Department of Transportation.  The bridge work involved resurfacing and paving for the bridge over the South Fork Sangamon River/ Flat Branch area.  The project started in early March and went through the summer as they worked on both lanes. 

There is still work being done on Route 29 further towards Pana, but the repaving and resurfacing have been completed nearer Taylorville. The original expectation was that roadwork would finish in December.  The 5.6 million dollar project also widens the bridge deck from 36 to 43 feet and increases the longevity of this corridor by replacing the bridge.

Over the next six years, IDOT will improve more than 2,500 miles of highway and 10 million square feet of the bridge deck as part of the Rebuild Illinois capital program.  This year alone, $8.6 billion of improvements will commence statewide on 4,422 miles of highway, 412 bridges, and 621 additional safety improvements.