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8/18/2022
The Federal Railroad Administration will award $3 million in funding to complete the design for planned renovations to the concourse at Chicago Union Station.
The federal grant will be matched with $1.5 million from Metra, $600,000 from the Chicago Department of Transportation, $400,000 from Amtrak, and $250,000 each from the Illinois Department of Transportation and Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways. Amtrak and Metra trains serve the station.
"With this federal funding, we can take the next step in Chicago Union Station’s revitalization. As the nation’s fourth-busiest Amtrak station, Chicago Union Station is worthy of this federal support and Illinoisans and travelers will benefit from this investment for years to come," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in a press release.
The $6 million concourse project will help support the growth of intercity passenger rail in the Midwest, said Jeannie Kwon, Amtrak's vice president of stations and capital delivery.
"Production of final design documents will allow Amtrak to quickly secure a construction contractor to execute a high-quality design," she said.