06.09.2008 11:27 am
Illinois roadkill pickup resumes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Illinois Department of Transportation is once again scooping up dead critters from state roads. Roadkill had been piling up since April, when the department suspended pick-up operations due to budget problems.
Crews have been playing catchup, picking up more flattened critters than normal. “Nature took care of some,” said Joe Monroe, an engineer with the department, who oversees carcass removal in the Metro East. “There were more of what we call 10-45’s, or carcasses on the road.”
The combination of severe winter weather and rising fuel costs left the department with a budget shortfall. The legislature gave the department $20 million to help the situation, and Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the bill on Friday.
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Geezo, guess even Rod can’t stand the sight of all the flies buzzing around gut spilled highways… this is gross and disgusting, but so are most of Rod’s actions in Illinois. Makes $20 million seem like nothin, doesn’t it?