Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center

Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center
Location 1142 Elm Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Owned by City of Dubuque
Line(s)
Platforms 1
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2015 (Train station portion on hold indefinitely.)

The Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center (DITC) is a passenger transit hub located in Dubuque, Iowa, that serves as the new transfer center for Dubuque's bus system, between Jule buses and intercity buses serving Dubuque, and as a transfer point between other modes of land transportation.[1] It is eventually hoped that the center will serve as the terminus for a new Chicago-Rockford-Dubuque Amtrak route that was expected to begin operation in late 2014 or early 2015.,[2] but has since been placed on indefinite hold due to Illinois' budget woes. The city of Dubuque has received an $8 Million FTA state of good repair grant in addition to grants from several area institutions to go towards phase 1 of the center's construction. Phase 2 was planned to be funded by a TIGER V grant.[3] That grant application failed, but alternative funding came from several other sources. On April 10, 2014, a new proposal for Amtrak service to terminate in Rockford was announced following the inability of the state of Illinois to reach a deal with the Canadian National Railway for use of their tracks. Due to the new proposal, the train station component of the center is on hold until a deal can be reached with the CN.[4] The city of Dubuque broke ground on the rest of the DITC project in May 2014.[5] The center, except for the train station portion, opened on August 17, 2015.[6]

References

  1. "TIGER IV Grant for DITC". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. "Amtrak route for area on target for late 2014, early 2015". May 18, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. "TIGER V Grant Application". Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. Sweeny, Chuck; Guerrero, Isaac (April 10, 2014). "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's Amtrak plan stops short of Freeport for now". The Journal Standard. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  5. "Dubuque Breaks Ground on Transportation Hub". KCRG TV-9. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  6. "City buses begin service at Dubuque's Intermodal Transportation Facility". Retrieved 9 November 2015.

Coordinates: 42°30′20″N 90°39′44″W / 42.50556°N 90.66222°W / 42.50556; -90.66222

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