Red Line South Reconstruction
countdown
...until work begins!
Starting May 19, 2013
Faster. Smoother. Better.
The south Red Line, called the Dan Ryan branch, is more than 40 years old and needs a full replacement. CTA will rebuild the tracks along the south Red Line, from Cermak-Chinatown to 95th/Dan Ryan—a project that will provide faster, more comfortable and more reliable service for Red Line riders.
Crews will replace everything in the track bed: ties, rail, third rail, ballast and drainage systems. Some stations will also receive improvements ranging from new canopies, paint and lighting upgrades to new benches and bike racks, plus accessibility upgrades (including elevators) that'll make the entire route newly accessible.
Learn more about this project and why it's important that we get it done.
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Complete details
See the following pages for complete details about this major improvement project and what it means to you: