By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Mass Transit Magazine; October 8, 2019
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s (NICTD) West Lake Corridor Project to enter the New Starts Engineering phase of the Capital Investment Grant program.
The approval will allow NICTD to begin design and engineering on the project, which plans to extend the existing South Shore Line south to reach high-growth areas in Lake County, Ind. NICTD says the project would expand its service coverage, improve mobility and accessibility and stimulate local job creation and economic development opportunities for Lake County. The project would include four new stations along an eight-mile extension between Hammond and Dyer, Ind., and would also build a new maintenance facility.
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