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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.
CREATE Program to host virtual Get On Board business-to-business networking event April 26 – 29
Get On Board brings together public agencies and private railroads to discuss business opportunities with special emphasis on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation April 20, 2021 – The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program will host Get On Board, a business-to-business networking event, to share information about upcoming contracting opportunities with interested vendors. The CREATE partners will discuss anticipated timelines for design, right-of-way and construction work packages for projects such as the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project during the event’s opening session. The event is scheduled to kickoff at 10:00 am on Monday, April 26, 2021. Due to …
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2020
2019
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)