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Over the past year, the citizens of Joliet have grown frustrated over a year of the Jefferson Street Bridge being broken, and our Springfield leadership failing to do something. IDOT has continually delayed the fixing of our bridge and now is saying it will take another seven months!
In June 2020, IDOT said the Jefferson Street Bridge would be fixed by July 2020. Then in July, IDOT changed the date to the end of 2020. Then in November, we got another date to fix our bridge, April 30, 2021. Now that the date is approaching, we get the news today that IDOT is saying it will take another seven months to fix the bridge. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! We expect more from our leaders and the governmental organizations that are supposed to help keep our city maintained! We are the third-largest city in Illinois with a broken bridge, which would not help our economic development at all, especially for our Downtown small businesses who depend on our bridges to be successful. A broken bridge that separates our city when we should unifying is unsatisfactory.
Please let Omar Osmar, IDOT Secretary (1-217-782-7820), Governor JB Pritzker (1-217-782-0244) our Springfield Senators and Reprenstatiives know by signing our petition or calling Sec. Osmar or Governor Pritzker.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Brzycki,
Candidate for Joliet City Council-at-Large
Sponsored by the Committee to Elect Jeremy Brzycki
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No one can get to work across the river without leaving home hours in advance. This inconvenience is horrible for people with children or other household members who need care. It's expensive to sit in one's car and burn gas while waiting for turn to cross, and it's ruining the air quality downtown. Even once we are able to socialize again, no one will want to go downtown or to any of the attractions across town from where they live--thus destroying the economy further.
This bridge is vital to the livelyhood of Joliet. I wonder if this was a predominantly white community if this bridge would have been fixed
We need our bridge fixed, PRONTO!!!
Fix our bridge! Please! Thank you. Kevin and Teresa Crosson
357 baker Ave
Personally, we need our bridges fixed now. I called JB Pritzker, and I am signing this petition.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Over the past year, the citizens of Joliet have grown frustrated over a year of the Jefferson Street Bridge being broken, and our Springfield leadership failing to do something. IDOT has continually delayed the fixing of our bridge and now is saying it will take another seven months!
In June 2020, IDOT said the Jefferson Street Bridge would be fixed by July 2020. Then in July, IDOT changed the date to the end of 2020. Then in November, we got another date to fix our bridge, April 30, 2021. Now that the date is approaching, we get the news today that IDOT is saying it will take another seven months to fix the bridge. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! We expect more from our leaders and the governmental organizations that are supposed to help keep our city maintained! We are the third-largest city in Illinois with a broken bridge, which would not help our economic development at all, especially for our Downtown small businesses who depend on our bridges to be successful. A broken bridge that separates our city when we should unifying is unsatisfactory.
Please let Omar Osmar, IDOT Secretary (1-217-782-7820), Governor JB Pritzker (1-217-782-0244) our Springfield Senators and Reprenstatiives know by signing our petition or calling Sec. Osmar or Governor Pritzker.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Brzycki,
Candidate for Joliet City Council-at-Large
Sponsored by the Committee to Elect Jeremy Brzycki
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I think this is ridiculous that this bridge has been out for a yr already. The same people who are sleeping on this job want us in Joliet to then trust them about NorthPoint and keeping our all ready failing roads.
No one can get to work across the river without leaving home hours in advance. This inconvenience is horrible for people with children or other household members who need care. It's expensive to sit in one's car and burn gas while waiting for turn to cross, and it's ruining the air quality downtown. Even once we are able to socialize again, no one will want to go downtown or to any of the attractions across town from where they live--thus destroying the economy further.
This bridge is vital to the livelyhood of Joliet. I wonder if this was a predominantly white community if this bridge would have been fixed
We need our bridge fixed, PRONTO!!!
Fix our bridge! Please! Thank you. Kevin and Teresa Crosson
357 baker Ave
Personally, we need our bridges fixed now. I called JB Pritzker, and I am signing this petition.
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I think this is ridiculous that this bridge has been out for a yr already. The same people who are sleeping on this job want us in Joliet to then trust them about NorthPoint and keeping our all ready failing roads.