West Lake Corridor project

"So it's going to require some additional taking up some work that was already completed and then putting in the proper isolation and then putting the track back in," Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland told the NICTD Board on Wednesday.

Work on the West Lake Corridor commuter rail branch is set to clear a major hurdle next week.

"It all is going to be depending upon the contractor and their ability to put the right resources to the project to move it closer to summer rather than Halloween," NICTD President Mike Noland told board members Monday.

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) still hopes to open its new branch to Dyer sometime this summer.

"We are working with the contractor to try to make sure that they bring that schedule back to something that we believe is reasonable," Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland told the NICTD board Monday.

"Sheffield Avenue has a center turn lane down the whole entire way," said Town Manager David Hein. "It's not necessarily needed each and every section, so there is some suggestion to do landscaping in the middle to kind of break it up to give it a new look, to kind of make it look like it's revitalized."

Train service is scheduled to shift to the new Gateway Station at Sheffield Avenue on Friday, October 18.

Hammond's South Shore Line station will be down to one platform, starting Saturday. Trains in both directions will board on Track 2, while Track 1 will close.

Upgrades continue on the South Shore Line.

On the South Shore Line, some nighttime trains are being replaced by buses between Hegewisch and East Chicago.