Press Releases

We are excited to announce construction on the first half of the 75th Street CIP has officially started! Today, Governor Pritzker and other CREATE Program partners celebrate the groundbreaking for the Forest Hill Flyover (P3) and 71st Street Grade Separation (GS19) Projects. These projects are the first half of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (CIP) which will help eliminate the most congested rail chokepoint in the Chicago area. Click here to read the full press release.

October 5th, 2022 – We are excited to announce Norfolk Southern has selected Benesch to provide final track design services for the CREATE Project EW3-Segment B. As a part of the CREATE public-private partnership, the project will improve infrastructure located near the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 95th Street in Chicago. Click here to read the full press release.

September 29, 2022 – We are excited to announce Union Pacific has selected HDR to provide final track design and engineering services for the Union Pacific-led portion of the 80th Street Junction Replacements (EW2) project, a major component of CREATE’s 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project. Click here to read the full press release.

September 21, 2022 – We are excited to announce a $70 million federal grant award of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the renewal of 15 railroad bridges over local streets on Chicago’s West Side! Learn how our Ogden Junction project (WA1) will improve the supply chain and enhance community mobility through our press release. Click here to read the full press release.

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.

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 …