Passenger shelters and retail space coming to Harvey Pace Bus Transportation Center
The groundbreaking, set for 2024, will coincide with renovations to the 154th Street Metra Station across the street.
The groundbreaking, set for 2024, will coincide with renovations to the 154th Street Metra Station across the street.
Headquartered in Harvey, the nonprofit healthcare organization will use the funding to expand its dental services at their Lynwood location.
Residents can expect more accessible pedestrian intersections, bike facilities, and bus shelters.
In 2023, Harvey will begin piloting StormStore, which allows landowners to build needed stormwater management projects at a lower cost by generating credits and selling them to developers.
“It’s a new beginning,” said George Ellis, who's lived at the building for seven years. “It’s a blessing to all my fellow tenants—a change.”
After a wetter spring than normal, residents have struggled to remove sewage and stormwater from their basements. The costs are growing as they throw money at plumbers and pumps hoping to quell the flooding.
The federal government appropriated funds to the city in March when Congress passed the spending bill, paving the way for repairs to Harvey's aging infrastructure.
The IDPH is urging caution due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in some parts of Illinois. Nationwide, cases are up, prompting the CDC to extend its mask mandate on planes and public transportation.
Sites are now seeing about 50 people per day, state officials said. And there's a stockpile of tests in case of another surge, they added.
Previously dubbed "stealth Omicron," BA.2 is believed to be driving the latest surge in Europe.
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