South Bend Airport realignment project open house Jan. 28

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A second public open house will be held for South Shore Line’s South Bend Airport Realignment project on Tuesday at Dickinson Intermediate Fine Arts Academy (4404 Elwood Avenue, South Bend, IN) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

DLZ Indiana was awarded the engineering contract for the project by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) towards the end of 2022.

"The DLZ team has since been diligently working to bring this project goal to fruition," a spokesperson for the company said. "This project aims to provide a quicker, safer, and more efficient route for commuters to travel between South Bend and Chicago. The South Shore Line station will be moved from the South Bend International Airport terminal’s east side to its west side, reducing travel time, providing a new and modern platform/airport waiting room, and increasing safety."

The first public open house was held on April 5, 2023, in South Bend, and now a second is being held Monday night.

Organizers say this second open house will provide a project update that will include a summary, alignment and station improvement renderings, roadway design, impacts and improvements, environmental assessment, and right-of-way acquisition.

“NICTD has been a valued client of DLZ since the 1990s, and DLZ has partnered with NICTD on over one hundred fifty projects in the last forty years," said Anthony Glenn, DLZ Project Manager. “

It has been my professional priority to make this project a success, and part of that success includes holding a second public open house. Please join us on Jan. 28.”