Capital program proposal includes funding for area

SPRINGFIELD - New buses for the Danville and Champaign-Urbana mass transit districts, a new I-74 interchange in Urbana and $4.6 million in new roads around the University of Illinois Research Park are among the local goodies in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's proposed $3.2 billion capital program.

The General Assembly reconvenes in Springfield today, and passing the capital plan is one of the governor's top election-year priorities.

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