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Hammond showcases Sportsplex, downtown conversions and South Shore Line progress
Summary
At the State of the City, Mayor Tom McDermott credited the Sportsplex transformation and announced additional downtown investments, a planned gateway station tied to the South Shore Line project, and quiet-zone work; he said South Shore stops are expected to open in March and that gateway work will follow.
Mayor Tom M. McDermott Jr. outlined recent downtown transformation efforts and infrastructure work, citing the Sportsplex conversion of a former mall, new hotel projects, the forthcoming Purdue Impact Lab and South Shore Line updates that he said will unlock further downtown station work.
McDermott said the Sportsplex grew from an initial plan to replace a shuttered mall into a roughly…
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