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
- ↑ "TIGER IV Grant for DITC". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Amtrak route for area on target for late 2014, early 2015". May 18, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ↑ "TIGER V Grant Application". Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Dubuque Breaks Ground on Transportation Hub". KCRG TV-9. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ↑ "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