Urban Infrastructure

Urban Infrastructure

Sam Baner, Matt Reynolds, Neeraj Varyani

Mattoon Road Network I-57 (Orange) is

main interstate running from northern Illinois to the south

Green represents collector roads (Highway 16 has heavy traffic use)

Blue represent Amtrak line

Streets are in a grid pattern throughout the town other than outside lying areas

Street conditions are good downtown but some local streets are in need of work

Mattoon Road Network

Electricity In Mattoon• Currently Ameren Corporation Supplies Electricity To Mattoon• The Winning Bid Is Currently $ 3.909 cents / kW per hour • Generated By Homefield Energy, The Residential Electric Supply Option From Ameren Energy Marketing• Currently 51 Illinois Communities Are Supplied By Homefield Energy

• FutureGen was a US government project announced by President George W. Bush in 2003• The initial plan involved the construction of a near zero-emissions coal-fueled power plant• Planned to produce hydrogen and electricity while using carbon capture and underground storage• In December 2007, Mattoon Township, Coles County, was chosen as the site for the plant from among four finalists in Illinois and Texas• The goal was to prove that coal could be burned to make electricity while the carbon dioxide that makes coal a pollution problem could be captured and safely stored• The project promised 1,300 construction jobs and 150 high-skilled positions • However In 2010, after a number of setbacks, the city of Mattoon backed out of the project• Sorry To Break Your Hopes!

Some Interesting Info…

Mattoon Drinking Water

Lake MattoonBuilt in the mid 1950’s1,050 acre surface areaPopular recreation site

Water Treatment Plant

Treats water from both lakesManned 24 hours

Average production: 2.0 MGD

Lake ParadiseBuilt in 1907

210 acre surface areaNo wake zone

Mattoon Waste Water

This is where waste water is treated before being released to the environment

Average Daily Flow: 6.3 MGD

A satellite treatment facility is in the process of planning and is expected to be finished in 2018