Intercity rail

• Illinois was awarded $1.1 billion for Chicago to St. Louis high-speed rail that will improve end to end travel time by 90 minutes to 4 hours. Missouri was awarded $31 million for improvements to the St. Louis to Kansas City rail line. (The White House)
• The Midwest High Speed Rail Association released a ridership study for their own proposed STL-CHI high speed rail line which would whisk passengers from end to end in under 2 hours. (Midwest High Speed Rail Association)

Streets and Highways

• How Often Is the Gas Tax Raised? Most Americans Have No Clue (Infrastructurist)
• The Daniel Boone Bridge over the Missouri River is now the last remaining point of Highway 40 in Missouri not up to interstate standards. (STLtoday.com)
• The first stimulus project in America, a new bridge over the Osage River in Tuscumbia, MO, is nearing completion. Questions still abound about how many jobs were created or saved. Mayor Slay’s disagreements with MoDOT over stimulus funding is mentioned. (CNN)
• Updated report says St. Louis is shortchanged on stimulus (STLtoday.com and MayorSlay.com)