Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program: Difference between revisions

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{{short description|Public-private rail improvement project}}[[File:CREATE program rail project status 2020.pdf|alt=Map of the Chicagoland area with many CREATE projects complete, in progress, or not yet started map|thumb|CREATE project status as of 20212022]]

The '''Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program''' is a $4.6 billion program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of freight, commuter and intercity passenger rail and to reduce highway delay in the [[Chicago]] region. The Program consists of 70 projects, which includes constructing [[Grade separation|grade separations]], [[Overpass|flyover]]s and other rail projects to ease both rail and roadway congestion. The status of each of the 70 projects varies, with many having been completed, others in design or construction and some not yet started. Costs for the projects are covered by public and private funding from the Program's partners: the [[United States Department of Transportation]], the [[Illinois Department of Transportation]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], the [[Chicago|City of Chicago]], and public and private railroads (represented by the [[Association of American Railroads]]).