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Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision

The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners and the Federal Highway Administration completed a combined Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (75th Street CIP).

The Final EIS contains the detailed analysis completed to understand the possible impacts of the project, the comments received by agencies and the public during the formal review period, as well as the responses to those comments. The ROD summarizes the purpose and needs of the project, the alternatives considered, the factors supporting selection of the preferred alternative, the agency coordination and public involvement efforts completed since the initiation of the EIS process in 2010, as well as the environmental commitments and mitigation measures to be carried into Phase II (final design and right-of-way acquisition) and Phase III (construction) of the project.

Notice of Intent

On April 28, 2010, the U.S. DOT issued a notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) would be prepared for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project. The project involves construction of new railroad main tracks, two new rail flyover bridges, and a new rail/roadway grade separation structure in the cities of Chicago and Hometown, IL Review the complete Notice of Intent (PDF) (Opens in a new window)