Eric Therkildsen, P.E.

Program Development Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation--District Four

Eric serves as the Program Development Engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation in District Four. An eighteen year veteran of the Department, he oversees the planning, design, land acquisition, purchasing of right-of-way, and the coordination with local agencies and utilities. Eric also develops the district’s engineering and construction funding program.

Prior to his role as Program Development Engineer, Eric worked on major design and planning projects such as the Bob Michel Bridge in Peoria, the Havana Bridge rehabilitation, US 67, US 34, IL 336, and the Macomb Bypass. He also has extensive construction experience having worked on several urban rehabilitation projects in the Peoria and East Peoria area such as IL Route 8 and US 150.

Eric graduated from Bradley University in 1984 with a BS in Civil Engineering.