Flyover project complete

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After completion of CREATE Project P3 — Forest Hill Flyover, trains are now moving faster through Chicago’s South Side.

Part of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project, the flyover eliminates two sets of diamonds that had been at the site since the 1800s, allowing BRC, Metra and Norfolk Southern trains to fluidly operate underneath while CSX traffic moves above.

Assistant Chief Engineer Tom Lyons has been crucial to the BRC’s involvement in CREATE projects and emphasized the flyover’s importance for current and future operations within the corridor.

Digital Media Coordinator Joe Chacon was on hand for the Nov. 14, 2025, ribbon-cutting ceremony. However, the flyover has been in use since Oct. 15, 2025.

April 22, 1930, at Forest Hill
Project diagrams courtesy of CREATE
The Forest Hill Flyover project in progress.
An Erie Lackawanna Railway train runs through Forest Hill.
The first train crosses the new bridge without impeding traffic below.