Posted Aug 12, 2019, 2:10 PM
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Does the Chicago area need another airport? Plans for a Peotone airport are back, this time with an e-commerce spin.
By MARY WISNIEWSKI
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
AUG 12, 2019 | 6:33 AM
Plans for a south suburban airport are back on the political front burner, this time with talk about how it could be used by e-commerce giants like Amazon.
The idea of an airport in Peotone, located in the rural exurbs 44 miles south of Chicago, has been debated for decades. The proposal was revived in this year’s Illinois budget, with $162 million allocated toward road improvements that would connect I-57 to the proposed airport site, along with an environmental review and the completion of a master plan.
The airport proposal has a shot this time, both because e-commerce companies could use it for transporting goods to and from massive distribution centers south of the city, and because the state is putting money into it, said DePaul University transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman.
“The stars have aligned both politically and economically, with interested politicians and prospective customers for the cargo business,” Schwieterman said. “Years of acquiring land has set the stage for a fairly fast timetable."
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source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/busin...z6u-story.html
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