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Metra Breaks Ground On New 35th Street Station

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Jun 29, 2009 5:52 pm US/Central

Metra Breaks Ground On New 35th Street Station

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― Metra officially broke ground Monday morning on a new station to serve U.S. Cellular Field and the Illinois Institute of Technology.

The $11.7 million stop on the Rock Island District Line will take about a year to complete.

The project at 35th and Federal streets will be built with $6.8 million in federal economic stimulus money. U.S. Bobby Rush (D-1st) of Chicago also secured a $4.9 million grant.

"We are happy to offer our riders this new station," Metra executive director Phil Pagano said in a statement. "We think it will fill a big need for commuters, area students, workers and residents of the growing Bridgeport and Bronzeville neighborhoods."

The station was named after deceased state Rep. Louvana "Lou" Jones (D-Chicago) during a ceremony on the IIT campus.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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