$15 million in grants will fund transportation studies

A campus research center will receive an influx of cash over the next three years to fund transportation projects.

The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana recently signed an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation that will bring $15 million over three years to the center.

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