ST. CHARLES – The Illinois Department of Transportation sought public input Tuesday as it develops plans for a $9 billion Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program throughout the state in the next five years.

IDOT representatives answered questions at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Charles during an open house, where the public could view plans. It was one of 15 meetings planned throughout Illinois as IDOT rolls out its Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program, which outlines transportation improvement plans from 2013 through 2018.

Of the $9 billion planned for improvements, $2.436 billion is set to go toward District 1, which is made up of six counties, including Kane County. Of that, more than $84 million will go toward transportation improvements in Kane County.