MPDG 2023 Grant Application
Narrative
- FY 2023 and FY 2024 MPDG Project Information Form
- Project Description
- Project Budget
- Funding Committments
- Outcome Criteria Narrative
- Project Readiness
- Project Requirements
- MEGA Data Plan-IL-CREATE Project EW2A
- Location File-IL-CREATE Project EW2A.kmz (see map below)
Benefit Cost Analysis
Project Video
Letters of Support
- Letter of Support 1. Illinois Congressional Delegation Members
- Letter of Support 2. Governor JB Pritzker
- Letter of Support 3. Tim Butler, President – Illinois Rail Association
- Letter of Support 4. Ian Jefferies, President/CEO – American Association of Railroads
- Letter of Support 5. Mayor Brandon Johnson – City of Chicago
- Letter of Support 6. Stephen J. Gardner, CEO – Amtrak
- Letter of Support 7. Jim Derwinski, CEO/Director – Metra
- Letter of Support 8. Ram Villivalam, State Senator – 8th District
- Letter of Support 9. Craig Thompson, Secretary – Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)
- Letter of Support 10. Nicole Milovich-Walters, Mayor – Village of Palos Park
- Letter of Support 11. Darlene O. Hightower, President/CEO – Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)
- Letter of Support 12. Amy Rynell, Executive Director – Active Transportation Alliance
- Letter of Support 13. Gil Quiniones, CEO – ComEd
- Letter of Support 14. Keith Staats, Interim President/CEO – Illinois Chamber of Commerce
- Letter of Support 15. Cheronne M. Mayes, Executive Director -Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce
- Letter of Support 16. Chevy Humphrey, President/CEO – Museum of Science and Industry (MSI)
- Letter of Support 17. David Doig, President – Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
- Letter of Support 18. Erik Varela, Executive Director – Illinois International Port District
- Letter of Support 19. Adrian Soto, Executive Director – Greater Southwest Development Corporation
- Letter of Support 20. Cynthia Doloughty, President – Union League Club of Chicago
- Letter of Support 21. Gregory Mitchell – Alderman, 7th Ward
- Letter of Support 22. Kevin Artl, President/CEO – American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois
- Letter of Support 23. Elaine Nessle, Executive Director – Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors
- Letter of Support 24. Elspeth Revere, Interim CEO – Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Letter of Support 25. Drew Whalen, Senior Merchandiser – Clarkson Grain
- Letter of Support 26. Erin Aleman, Executive Director – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
- Letter of Support 27. John P. Daley, Cook County Commissioner – 11th District
- Letter of Support 28. David H. Moore – Alderman, 17th Ward
- Letter of Support 29. Janine E. Janosky, Ph. D., President – Richard J. Daley College
- Letter of Support 30. Deborah A. Conroy, Chair – DuPage County Board
- Letter of Support 31. Conrad Timbers-Ausar, Principal – Englewood STEM High School
- Letter of Support 32. Carlos Nelson, CEO – Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
- Letter of Support 33. Jacqueline Gomez, Executive Director – Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA)
- Letter of Support 34. Michael J. Sturino, President – Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association
- Letter of Support 35. David Kubik, Government Relations Public Policy Manager – IL Soybean Association and IL Soybean Growers
- Letter of Support 36. Jack Lavin, President/CEO – Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Letter of Support 37. Keviyona Smith-Ray, Principal – A. Philip Randolph Elementary School
- Letter of Support 38. Dan McGrath, President – Leo High School
- Letter of Support 39. Patrick S. Hosty, Executive Director – Chicago Area Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
- Letter of Support 40. Rebecca Mason, Managing Director – Transportation for Illinois Coalition
- Letter of Support 41. Howard A. Learner, Executive Director -Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Letter of Support 42. Matt Rush, President – Illinois Corn Growers Association
- Letter of Support 43. Mark Denzler, President/CEO – Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
- Letter of Support 44. Jonathan Chowansky, Director of State Public Affairs – UPS
- Letter of Support 45. Eric Wenberg, Executive Director – Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance
- Letter of Support 46. Nancy Daubenberger P.E., Commissioner- Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
- Letter of Support 47. Laura Kliewer, Director – Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
- Letter of Support 48. Jaemie L. Neely, Executive Director – Federation of Women Contractors
- Letter of Support 49. Stanley Moore, Chairman of Transportation – Cook County Commissioner, 4th District
- Letter of Support 50. Neil C. James, Executive Director – Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
- Letter of Support 51. Rev. Larry S. Bullock, MPA, MDiv, President/CEO – United States Minority Contractors Association
- Letter of Support 52. Jack Marchbanks, Director – Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
- Letter of Support 53. Leanne Redden, Executive Director – Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
- Letter of Support 54. Kareem Broughton, President – Black Contractors United, Inc.
- Letter of Support 55. Ty Warner AICP, Executive Director – Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
- Letter of Support 56. Robert Reiter, President – Chicago Federation of Labor
- Letter of Support 57. Robert W. Guy, State Director – SMART TD
- Letter of Support 58. Sean M. Morrison, Cook County Commissioner – 17th District
- Letter of Support 59. Dennis Deer, Cook County Commissioner – 2nd District
- Letter of Support 60. Bill Lowry, Cook County Commissioner – 3rd District
- Letter of Support 61. Brenda Langstraat Bui, President/CEO – Chicago Public Library Foundation
- Letter of Support 62. Mike Smith, Commissioner – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
- Letter of Support 63. Bradley C. Wieferich, P.E., Director – Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Maps, Graphics, Engineering Drawings
- Exhibit 1A. Project Overview Map
- Exhibit 1B. Isometric Maps
- Exhibit 1C. Corridor Incidents & Safety Improvements
- Exhibit 1D. Transit & Mobility Map
- Exhibit 1E. Quality of Life Improvements Map
- Exhibit 1F. Employment Centers Map
- Exhibit 1G. Qualifying Census Tracts Map (APP & HDC)
- Exhibit 1H. EW2A Bridge Age Diagram
- Exhibit 1I. EW2A Segmentation Schematics
- Exhibit 1J. ROW Acquisition Map
- Exhibit 1K. Brownfield Map
- Exhibit 1L. CREATE Project Status Map & Chart – February 2023
- Exhibit 1M. National Commodity Flows
- Exhibit 1N. Top Intermodal Container Ports by Tonnage
Exhibit 2: Detailed Scope, Schedule, Estimate, Management Documents
- Exhibit 2A. Detailed Project Scope
- Exhibit 2B. Detailed Project Schedule
- Exhibit 2C. Project Cost Estimate
- Exhibit 2D. Estimate Contingency Plan
- Exhibit 2E. 75th Street CIP – Annual Financial Plan
- Exhibit 2F. 75th St CIP CSRA Summary Report
- Exhibit 2G. Potential Required Permit List
- Exhibit 2H. EW2A Risk Register
- Exhibit 2I. ROW Acquisition Plan
- Exhibit 2J. CREATE Partnerships and Management
- Exhibit 2K. CREATE JSOU w. Amendments 1-4
- Exhibit 2L. 75th St CIP – PSI Recommendations
- Exhibit 2M. 75th Street CIP Project Management Plan