View Website: NICTD West Lake Corridor Project
Construction Updates: West Lake Corridor (nictdwestlake.com)
Hotline: 219-296-6004
The Northwest Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is constructing the West Lake Corridor Commuter Rail Project – an 8-mile southern branch extension of the South Shore Line to provide direct commuter rail service from Chicago, Illinois to the high-growth areas of central and southern Lake County, Indiana.
The project begins in Hammond and extends south through Munster to the Munster-Dyer town line. There will be two stations located in Munster: one on Manor Avenue, north of Ridge Road, and the other on the western extension of Main Street.
The project purpose is to increase transportation options for central and southern Lake County residents, improve mobility and accessibility, and stimulate local job creation and economic development opportunities in Lake County. NICTD intends to be operating trains on the line by 2025.
Construction began on the Munster portion of the project in 2022.
Coming in 2023, expect to see work continuing south through Town.
January 2023
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Track work and noise wall installation between Fisher Street and Ridge Road
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Jan/Feb 2023
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Install pedestrian tunnel (Manor @ Sunnyside/Fairbanks) to bring Monon Trail east under tracks to the new bridge over Little Calumet River
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March to May 2023
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Work in Fisher Street right-of-way
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May to October 2023
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Work in Ridge Road right-of-way (phased)
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July 2023
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Construction to begin for Ridge Road station
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August 2023
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Bridges over Little Calumet River completed
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