*Media Advisory*

GRANITE CITY – The Illinois and Missouri departments of transportation will be hosting a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the twin Interstate 270 bridges crossing the Mississippi River, part of a combined $531.6 million investment made possible by the Rebuild Illinois capital program to improve one of the country’s critical freight corridors. ​

WHO: ​ ​ Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Missouri Department of Transportation
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ State and local officials
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Industry partners

WHAT: ​ Ribbon cutting to celebrate completion of I-270 Mississippi River Bridge

WHEN: ​ Monday, Nov. 9
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 11 a.m.

WHERE: Westbound I-270 Mississippi River Bridge
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Access from the Illinois side
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 3304 W. Chain of Rocks Road
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Granite City

MEDIA PARKING AND ACCESS:
​Designated parking will be available on the bridge for members of the media.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ # # #