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U.S. Senators, Congresswoman Join State and Local Officials to Celebrate Completion of the CREATE Argo Connections (B9) Project
Rail project increases freight speeds and reduces conflicts with passenger trains June 17, 2022 – U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Representative Marie Newman, Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman, CSX General Manager Edward Steinbeck, Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways Director of Strategic Planning Jesse Elam and additional CREATE Program partners attended a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of the Argo Connections (B9) Project. The Argo Connections (B9) Project is the 32nd project completed out of the 70 that are part of the CREATE Program. Click here to read the full press release.
CREATE Program Partners Continue Education Commitment in Conjunction with Chicago Elementary and High Schools, Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago Public Library Foundation to Promote STEM Learning
May 13, 2022 – The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners have continued their commitment as part of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th St. CIP), to bolstering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education within Chicago Public Schools, Leo High School, the Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago Public Library through the Library Foundation. For the 2021-2022 school year, the Program partners donated $25,000 across eight recipients, totaling $200,000. This marked the second time that the CREATE Program partners have provided grants as a part of their education commitment to communities within the 75th …
CREATE Program Partners Continue Education Commitment in Conjunction with Chicago Elementary and High Schools, Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago Public Library Foundation to Promote STEM Learning
January 25, 2022 – The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners have continued their commitment as part of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th St. CIP), to bolstering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education within Chicago Public Schools (A. Phillip Randolph Elementary School, Clara Barton Elementary School, Englewood STEM High School, Scott Joplin Elementary School and Simeon Career Academy High School), Leo High School, the Museum of Science and Industry and Chicago Public Library through the Library Foundation. For the 2021-2022 school year, the Program partners donated $25,000 across eight recipients, totaling $200,000. This marks …
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Barrett Pedersen, Metra, Canadian Pacific and other CREATE Program Partners Celebrate the Completion of the Metra/Canadian Pacific Crossover Upgrades (B1) Project
November 16, 2021 – Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Franklin Park Mayor Barrett Pedersen and the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners, including Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski, Metra Board Chair Romayne C. Brown and Canadian Pacific Chief of Administration & Corporate Events and Assistant to the President Chad Becker participated in a ribbon-cutting Tuesday, November 16 at the Metra/Canadian Pacific Crossover Upgrades (B1) Project. Click here to read the press release.
SECRETARY BUTTIGIEG FOCUSES ON CREATE IMPROVEMENTS DURING CHICAGO VISIT
July 16, 2021 – The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners thank U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg for visiting the Chicago region to learn about how the CREATE Program is “Keeping the Go in Chicago” and throughout the North American supply chain. Click here to read the press release.
CREATE PARTNERS ANNOUNCE $19.1 MILLION INFRA GRANT FOR ARCHER AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION
July 12, 2021 – The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners received a $19.1 million federal grant for construction of the Archer Avenue Grade Separation at the Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) rail tracks. Click here to view the full press release.
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2018
10-01-18 – CREATE Partners Mark 75th Street Rail Corridor Improvement Project opens in a new tab (PDF)
2017
10-18-17 – CREATE Project Breaks Ground in Franklin Park and Bensenville opens in a new tab (PDF)
2016
02-18-16 – FRA Grant Award for CREATE Grade Crossing opens in a new tab (PDF)
2014
10-23-14 – Officials celebrate opening of Englewood flyover opens in a new tab (PDF)
2013
11-02-13 – Governor Quinn Opens $29.8 Million Bridgeview Railroad Underpass
10-02-13 – Englewood Flyover bridge to require Dan Ryan closures
09-19-13 – Blue Island Create Modernization Project Completed
2012
10-19-2012 – Belmont Road Grade Separation Completed opens in a new tab (PDF)
10-3-2012 – TIGER-funded CREATE Project Completed opens in a new tab (PDF)
6-20-2012 – Durbin, Quinn Announce $10.4 Million TIGER Grant for Rail Improvements
2011
11-7-2011: $19.5 Million CREATE Project Completed opens in a new tab (PDF)
1-31-2011: Final Feasibility Study Amendment 1 (Modified) – 2011
1-6-2011: CREATE Quick to Obligate TIGER Award opens in a new tab (PDF)
2010
9-29-2010: CREATE Signalization Project Begins Construction
8-3-10: CREATE 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project Website Launched
2-22-10: 63rd and State Flyover Design Contract Awarded
2-17-10: CREATE Awarded $100 Million in Recovery Funds opens in a new tab (PDF)
2-16-10: CREATE 63rd and State (Englewood) Flyover Design Contract Awarded opens in a new tab (PDF)
2009
9-15-09: CREATE TIGER Grant Application Submitted opens in a new tab (PDF)
3-15-09: Summit B8 Project Complete opens in a new tab (PDF)