"We don’t have a finalized program yet due to the budget not being passed so the picture is still incomplete," IDOT public information officer Paul Wappel stated regarding the state having more projects. "Generally, the answer is yes, with the passage of the governor’s Rebuild Illinois capital program last year, we are seeing much more investment in infrastructure across all modes of transportation.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.