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Mayor spotlights downtown surge as South Shore trains near service and new projects arrive
Summary
Hammond’s mayor told residents that the South Shore Line will begin rolling March 31 and highlighted private and public investments downtown — from Purdue’s Roberts Impact Lab to a repurposed bank, a Riverfront District ordinance and upcoming station construction — saying the projects signal sustained economic momentum.
Mayor (speaker 1) told a packed Mayor’s Night Out that Hammond’s downtown is seeing renewed momentum driven by a combination of transit investment and private redevelopment.
“Finally, March 31, the trains are going to start rolling on that day,” the mayor said, describing the South Shore Line expansion and the Gateway Station as central pieces of the city’s recovery plan. He added that funds are in place and design is complete for a new Downtown Hammond station and that crews will begin work “next week.”
Why it matters: City officials said the train service and a cluster of development projects are meant to…
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