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DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion Amendment #4

Amendment #4 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion will add one new project onto the list of financially‐constrained capacity expansion projects. The project is as follows:

Double tracking and related improvements on the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s line from Gary to Michigan City. Project is 25.1 miles in length, with 16.4 miles of new track.

Open‐to‐traffic date: Before January 1, 2025
Project Sponsor: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

Amendment #4 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion will move one project from the “Illustrative List of Projects” list into the list of financially‐constrained capacity expansion projects. The project is as follows:
West Lake Extension of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District from Hammond south to Dyer. Project is nine miles in length with termini at the current mainline in Hammond to Main Street in Munster/Dyer.

Open‐to‐traffic date: Before January 1, 2025
Project Sponsor: Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)

Amendment #4 to the 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan Update Companion will revise the scopes of two project that are currently in the list of financially constrained capacity expansion projects. The revised scopes are as follows:
Illiana Expressway completion date moved from 2020 to 2040 to align with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, which has already moved the Illinois piece of the project to 2040 in their documents.

Open‐to‐traffic date: Before January 1, 2040

Project Sponsors: Indiana & Illinois Departments of Transportation (INDOT & IDOT)

I‐65 Added Travel Lanes from US 30 to State Road 10 (adds one travel lane in each direction for a total of six). Changes southern terminus from State Road 10 to State Road 2.

Open‐to‐traffic date: Before January 1, 2020

Project Sponsor: Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

Double tracking and related improvements on the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s line from Gary to Michigan City. Project is 25.1 miles in length, with 16.4 miles of new track.

West Lake Extension of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District from Hammond south to Dyer. Project is nine miles in length with termini at the current mainline in Hammond to Main Street in Munster/Dyer.

Illiana Expressway completion date moved from 2020 to 2040 to align with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, which has already moved the Illinois piece of the project to 2040 in their documents.

I‐65 Added Travel Lanes from US 30 to State Road 10 (adds one travel lane in each direction for a total of six). Changes southern terminus from State Road 10 to State Road 2.