A city panel takes up the prospect of
expanded Amtrak service to improve transit options for workers at the
planned Foxconn Technology Group industrial park on Thursday.
The Public
Transportation Review Board will discuss the status of adding three
additional daily Milwaukee-to-Chicago trips, in part, to accommodate the
Taiwan-based company’s expected big workforce in Mount Pleasant.
Adding
more service between the cities at an estimated cost of $200 million
has been in the planning stages for years by Amtrak, Wisconsin and
Illinois officials.
An environmental impact statement of the project is close to being completed.
"That means you almost have a shovel-ready project," said Ald. Bob Bauman, chairman of the committee.
He sees expanded rail service as a way to move Milwaukee residents to jobs in Racine County.
"That's the big picture," he said. "That's the bottom line."
Amtrak provides service to Sturtevant, which is a mile or two from the Foxconn site.
In
2016, Amtrak and Wisconsin and Illinois officials held public hearings
on the increasing service. At the time of the hearings, officials said
ridership on the Hiawatha line had increased significantly in the past
15 years.
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