MPDG FY25/26 Grant Application
EW2A Grant Application
Narrative Documentation
Having issues downloading “Project Information Form” above? Try this link instead: Project Information Form (xlsx)
Project Location Map
Benefit Cost Analysis
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Funding Commitment
Exhibits
Exhibit 1
- Exhibit 1A. ProjectOverview Map (151 KB)
- Exhibit 1B. Isometric Maps (5 MB)
- Exhibit 1C. Corridor Incidents & Safety Improvements (543 KB)
- Exhibit 1D. Transit & Mobility Map (460 KB)
- Exhibit 1E. Quality of Life Improvements Map (202 KB)
- Exhibit 1F. Employment Centers Map (1 MB)
- Exhibit 1G. Qualifying Census Tracts Map (APP & HDC) (312 KB)
- Exhibit 1H. EW2A Bridge Age Diagram (146 KB)
- Exhibit 1I. EW2A Segmentation Schematics (2 MB)
- Exhibit 1J. ROW Acquisition Map (676 KB)
- Exhibit 1K. Brownfield Map (1 MB)
- Exhibit 1L. CREATE Project Status Map & Chart – February 2023 (793 KB)
- Exhibit 1M. National Commodity Flows (361 KB)
- Exhibit 1N. Top Intermodal Container Ports by Tonnage (176 KB)
Exhibit 2
- Exhibit 2A. Detailed Project Scope (173 KB)
- Exhibit 2B. Detailed Project Schedule (502 KB)
- Exhibit 2C. Project Cost Estimate (785 KB)
- Exhibit 2D. Project Funding Scenarios (141 KB)
- Exhibit 2E. Estimate Contingency Plan (241 KB)
- Exhibit 2F. 75th St CIP – Annual Financial Plan (7 MB)
- Exhibit 2G. 75th St CIP CSRA Summary Report (3 MB)
- Exhibit 2H. Potential Required Permit List (164 KB)
- Exhibit 2I. EW2A Risk Register (47 KB)
- Exhibit 2J. ROW Acquisition Plan (676 KB)
- Exhibit 2K. 75th St CIP Structure Index (92 KB)
- Exhibit 2L. 75th St CIP Bridge Number Schematic (180 KB)
- Exhibit 2M. CREATE Partnerships and Management (329 KB)
- Exhibit 2N. CREATE JSOU/Railroad Agreements (1 MB)
- Exhibit 2O. 75th St CIP – PSI Recommendations (110 KB)
- Exhibit 2P. 75th Street CIP Project Management Plan (13 MB)
Exhibit 3
- Exhibit 3A. RTC Modeling of CREATE EW2 and P2 Projects (767 KB)
- Exhibit 3B. RTC Model Outputs -Train Miles (131 KB)
- Exhibit 3C. RTC Model Outputs – Delay Hours (120 KB)
- Exhibit 3D. RTC Model Outputs – Tonnage (16 KB)
- Exhibit 3E. EW2A Census Tract Data (71 KB)
- Exhibit 3F. CNT_H+T Reports (2 MB)
- Exhibit 3G. CEJST Outputs (95 KB)
- Exhibit 3H. EW2A_Community Institutions (220 KB)
- Exhibit 3I. CMAP Facility Lift Counts-2023 (118 KB)
- Exhibit 3J. EW2A Truck Diversion Analysis (112 KB)
- Exhibit 3K. EW2A Rail Diversion Analysis (161 KB)
- Exhibit 3L. Class I-Train Delay Cost Worksheet (143 KB)
Exhibit 4
Letters of Support
- LIUNA Chicago Laborers’ District Council (533 KB)
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) (113 KB)
- Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) (670 KB)
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) (206 KB)
- Governor JB Pritzker (180 KB)
- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (104 KB)
- Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Welch (144 KB)
- Amtrak (209 KB)
- Illinois Senate President Harmon (65 KB)
- U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez (599 KB)
- City of Chicago Mayor Johnson (111 KB)
- Illinois Railroad Association (94 KB)
- Illinois Commerce Commission (304 KB)
- Federation of Women Contractors (246 KB)
- 75th Street CIP Community Members (17 MB)
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce (86 KB)
- Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce (129 KB)
- Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (585 KB)
- DuPage County (249 KB)
- Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC) (550 KB)
- Civic Committee (78 KB)
- Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (391 KB)
- Richard J. Daley College (282 KB)
- U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (263 KB)
- U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (79 KB)
- U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (64 KB)
- U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (166 KB)
- U.S. Representative Sean Casten (3 MB)
- Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC) (130 KB)
- Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) (118 KB)
- Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) (532 KB)
- Cook County Commissioner John P. Daley (535 KB)
- UPS (501 KB)
- Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) (173 KB)
- ComEd (116 KB)
- Randolph Elementary (52 KB)
- Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF) (169 KB)
- Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) (289 KB)
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) (82 KB)
- Commissioner Sean Morrison (112 KB)
- Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce (175 KB)
- WEC Energy Group (150 KB)
- Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation (SMART) (98 KB)
- Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) (114 KB)
- Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (134 KB)
- National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) (106 KB)
- Metropolitan Planning Council (579 KB)
- Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission (200 KB)
- Metra (331 KB)
- Shaka Rawls (Leo High School) (49 KB)
- Illinois Municipal League (1 MB)
- Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (487 KB)
- Illinois Road and Transportation Builders (222 KB)
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce (113 KB)
- Greater Southwest Development Corporation (126 KB)
- President Preckwinkle (Cook County) (632 KB)
- CMAP (305 KB)
- Chicago Urban League (290 KB)
- Chicago Federation of Labor (761 KB)
- Coalition for America’s Gateways and Trade Corridors (245 KB)
- Alderman David Moore (76 KB)
- Association of American Railroads (AAR) (284 KB)