Motorists who have grown weary with the deteriorating surface of 9th Street in Mt. Carmel will have to wait even longer to see the roadway resurfaced. Ninth Street from Cherry Street west is maintained by the state department of transportation since it is a state highway. Mayor Joe Judge says the project had been included in the state’s 2022 transportation budget, which means the work would’ve been done sometime between now and next July. But, Judge says that has now changed…

Which means the work is now slated to be done anytime between July 1st of next year and June 30th of 2024. And, Judge says the state could still delay the project even further…

Judge said while drivers here are frustrated with the condition of the state highways, the problem of bad roads isn’t one limited to Mt. Carmel and is affecting all parts of Illinois.