Amtrak Hiawatha project environmental assessment to be released

An environmental assessment will be released this week on the possible impact of adding three more round trips on the Amtrak Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago, which stops in downtown Glenview, said Scott Speegle, passenger rail marketing manager for the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The environmental assessment was completed by the Illinois and Wisconsin departments of transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration, and will be made public on Thursday, Speegle said. The assessment looks at 12 smaller construction projects that are part of the expansion plan, he said.