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Jacobs Selected for Design of Rock Island Connection (P2)

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selectedby Metra to provide engineering and design services for the Rock Island Connection (P2), as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency ( CREATE ) Program's 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project ( 75th St. CIP ).

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  • DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selectedby Metra to provide engineering and design services for the Rock Island Connection (P2), as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency ( CREATE ) Program's 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project ( 75th St. CIP ).
  • Combined for logistic and environmental reasons, the 75th St. CIP is the CREATE Program's largest project and addresses Chicago's top congestion point .
  • The SouthWest Service line Metra trains can then access LaSalle Street Station, allowing for additional passenger rail capacity at Union Station.
  • "The team that Jacobs has assembled to complete the design work represents an exciting opportunity to involve a number of local DBE's in this important project," said Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski.