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The purpose of the Old Plank Road Trail Extension Feasibility Study is to identify and assess the feasibility of a connection between the existing eastern terminus of the Old Plank Road Trail (OPRT), at the Thorn Creek Trail in Chicago Heights, IL, and the Pennsy Greenway in Schererville, Indiana. The study will result in the recommendation of a preferred trail alignment, which can be carried forward for further development.

The project partners include six municipalities (Chicago Heights, Ford Heights, Sauk Village, Lynwood, Dyer, and Schererville), the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA), the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC), Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, the Forest Preserves of Cook and Will Counties, Openlands, and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).