West Lake Corridor

"We don’t get ahead of our skis," said Indiana Governor Mike Braun. "All I can tell you is we move at the speed of business, and we made it easy to get where it is and we’ll keep performing accordingly."

“Communities are going to thrive, and the economic opportunities that this will open up for people, as far as education, as far as jobs and connectivity to one of the largest economies in the world is good for Northwest Indiana,” said U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Highland).

Passenger service on the Monon Corridor will officially start on Tuesday, March 31 at 11:45 a.m. Retiring Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland made the announcement Friday in his farewell letter to riders.

The South Shore Line's double track project will shorten trips to Chicago and improve service reliability and frequency. Officials say that will attract new residents and businesses to Northwest Indiana.

The head of the South Shore Line says the commuter railroad’s two big improvement projects are proceeding as scheduled without any delays.The two projects…