Press Releases

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.