Playing the long game

By: QCBJ Editorial|November 7, 2023

|3 min read

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Moline, left, and Ben Leischner, executive director of the Quad Cities International Airport, discuss the possibility of the airport being home to a spaceport in the future. Mr. Sorensen went on a tour of the airport on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

The Quad Cities is used to playing the long game when it comes to transportation infrastructure.

The new Interstate 74 bridge is the perfect example.

The bridge took 30 years to get the support and monies allocated to make it happen, and the project had to deal with the complexities and politics of two states.

Construction of the new…

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