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post Jun 11 2020, 09:45 AM
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http://kokomoperspective.com/politics/indi...987abd9908.html

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CHESTERTON — More than 450 online attendees got an update on the $420.3 million Double Track project to speed passenger rail service between Gary and Michigan City.

The project aims to reduce travel time between Chicago and Michigan City from 1 hour 41 minutes to 67 minutes, putting Michigan City solidly within commuting distance.

The Double Track and West Lake Corridor projects are projected to attract more than $2 billion in private investment near the rail lines over the next 20 years, said Mike Noland, president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the South Shore Line.

Construction of the Double Track project is expected to begin next year.

The impact in Michigan City is arguably the biggest along the entire stretch of the Double Track project. Noland presented the changes during an online open house Wednesday night.

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Michigan City’s historic station, with its iconic terra cotta façade, will be removed. However, the façade will be incorporated into the new station.

“We’re doing a façade-ectomy,” Noland said, to rebuild it brick by brick.

A three-story garage is incorporated into the design, with the roof serving as the third level. Surface parking is much cheaper to build, but if demand for development of the surface parking area warrants, two additional levels could be added to the parking garage, Noland said.

A lot 40 feet wide west of the new station, along Franklin Street, is being designated for a future transit-oriented development. That new building would connect to the station and parking garage.

Michigan City is planning to apply for quiet zone status, which would forbid South Shore Line trains from blowing their horns in the city.

Helping qualify for this status includes closing a number of grade crossings.

Along 10th Street in Michigan City, crossings will be eliminated at three streets — Carlton, Donnelly and Claire. Along 11th Street, there will be 10 crossings eliminated — Kentucky, Tennessee, Elston, Manhattan, Buffalo, Pine, Spring, Cedar, York and Maple.

In addition, the station will mean making 11th Street one-way, for eastbound traffic only.
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post Dec 30 2020, 09:16 AM
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https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/...h-shore-project

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Michigan City OKs eminent domain to acquire land for South Shore project
The city council of Michigan City, Ind., is moving forward on eminent domain proceedings to complete the land acquisition needed for the South Shore Line’s Double Track project, which will drastically remake the single-track street running in the community that is a unique characteristic of the railroad. The Times of Northwest Indiana reports two parcels, needed for Michigan City’s station and a parking garage, are likely to require legal intervention, according to an attorney for the local redevelopment agency. One is asking a price well beyond the assessed value, and the other has not responded to any inquiries. The project will create two ballasted tracks, in land adjacent to the current street running on 10th Street, and close 21 grade crossings as part of a project which will add 16.9 miles of second track between Michigan City and Gary, Ind.
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Gov Holcomb press release

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Today I announced nearly $173 million in federal funding that will allow construction to begin on the expansion of the South Shore rail line to a double track, a decades-long priority for the region.

The $491 million project, which is a key piece of my Next Level Agenda, will speed passenger rail service between Gary and Michigan City as well as make critical safety improvements at grade crossings and platform improvements at five stations.

By improving commuter rail through the region, the project is a game changer for northwest Indiana and the entire state. Combined with our recent announcement on the West Lake Corridor project, double tracking the South Shore line will connect Hoosiers, attract talent and business, and increase quality of life in our great Indiana communities.

Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) signed the Full Funding Grant Agreement. This agreement finalizes the full federal funding for the project through the FTA’s Capital Investment Grant (CIG).

Indiana’s Congressional delegation, members of the Indiana General Assembly, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, local elected leaders, and I worked with NICTD to provide funding and leadership for the project. The state has committed nearly $200 million and locals have partnered to commit nearly $120 million.
The Double Track Northwest Indiana Project, which spans over 26 miles from Gary to Michigan City includes installation of a second mainline track, improvements at five stations, expansion of parking lots for over 1,300 new parking spaces, and nine new platforms.

Significant safety improvements will be made in Michigan City, where the rail will be separated from the roadway and 21 at-grade crossings will be closed. The project is expected to more than double existing South Shore Line ridership and reduce travel times for all riders travelling east of Gary.

The Double Track Northwest Indiana Project is a unique partnership with the Federal Transit Administration, Michigan City and LaPorte County, South Bend and St. Joseph County, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) and the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA), who are serving as funding partners.

The SS Double Track funding agreement closely follows a federal funding agreement for the West Lake Corridor project. Combined, the Double Track Northwest Indiana and West Lake Corridor Projects are projected to attract approximately $2.3 billion in private investment to northwest Indiana, and result in over 6,000 new jobs and $3 billion in economic impact by 2048.
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