The village of Romeoville, Ill., is applying for a state grant to spruce up its section of Illinois Highway 53, aka Route 66, according to the Joliet Herald-News.
The newspaper reported:
Renovations will include landscaping upgrades to islands along the roadway along with new signage that will include a Route 66 theme.
Landscaping within the village’s TIF district will be made along Joliet Road to 135th and landscape island improvements will be completed from McKool Avenue south to Renwick Road, said assistant village manager Dawn Caldwell.
The project is expected to cost an estimated $1.4 million.
The city should know by October whether it will win the grant. Funds would come from the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program.