U.K., Jan. 14 -- Jacobs, the American international technical professional services firm, will serve as the designer of record for the FH Paschen and Ragnar Benson joint venture responsible for the eight-mile West Lake Corridor extension of the South Shore commuter rail line between Hammond and Dyer, Indiana.
In a statement, the company said expanding the South Shore Line will increase access for the growing area of Lake County, Indiana, connecting it more easily to Chicago. Delivered as a design-build project, the owner - The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, estimates that the cost of project will be $933 million, and construction will finish by 2024.
On completion, the West-Lake Corridor project will provide Lake Cou...