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Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Stage 2 Temporary Bus Reroutes
Effective Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Overview

This stage of Wacker Drive reconstruction will affect Wacker Drive between Washington and Monroe streets, including traffic crossing Wacker on Madison Street.

Other related street impacts
  • Madison will be closed between Canal and Franklin.
  • Franklin Street will continue to be a two-way street.
  • Southbound access from Lower Wacker to Upper Wacker via Randolph will continue to be closed to all traffic.
  • Access to/from Congress will continue to be closed to traffic from Wacker.
  • Randolph and Washington streets will reopen between Canal and Franklin.

 

Get the brochure

 

Get maps and more in the updated
Wacker Drive Reconstruction Stage 2 Brochure

 

 

Affected bus service

The following 14 CTA bus routes will have routing and/or bus stop changes Downtown (see brochure for maps):

  • #11 Lincoln/Sedgwick*
  • #14 Jeffery Express
  • #19 United Center Express
  • #20 Madison
  • #56 Milwaukee
  • #60 Blue Island/26th
  • #120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express
  • #121 Union/Wacker Express
  • #122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express
  • #123 Illinois Center/Union Express
  • #124 Navy Pier
  • #125 Water Tower Express*
  • #129 West Loop/South Loop*
  • #157 Streeterville/Taylor

*The #11, #125, and #129 buses will resume their normal routes that were in effect prior to January 2011.  

 

 

Bus stop changes

Note: Changes refer to conditions compared to Stage 1 reroutes and stop changes in effect through July 4, 2011. Boxes marked with a “—“ have no changes from current routing and stops. Routes #121 and #123 remain the same as their Stage 1 routing.

Route

Bus Stop Temporary Eliminations

Route Added
to Existing Bus Stops

Bus Stop
Relocations, Restorations or Additions

#11

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NB stop at Franklin/Randolph restored to the NE corner, eliminating the temporary stop at the SE corner. NB stop mid-block between Lake and West Wacker restored.

#14

WB stops on NW corners at Madison/Wacker and Madison/Wells; WB stops on NE corners at Madison/Clinton and Madison/Clark;
NB stop on SE corner at Jefferson/Washington

WB stops on NE corners at Randolph/Clark and Randolph/Wacker; WB stop at Randolph/Wells (NW corner)

New WB stops on NE corners at Randolph/Canal and Randolph/Jefferson

#19

WB stops on NE corner at Madison/Clinton and on NW corner  at Madison/Wacker

WB stops on NE corner at Randolph/Wacker

New WB stops on NE corners at Randolph/Canal and Randolph/Jefferson. SB stop at Clinton/Madison and EB stop at Monroe/Canal discontinued. EB stops on SW corners at Washington/Canal and Washington/Franklin restored.

#20

WB stops on NE corner at Madison/Clinton and on NW corner at Madison/Wacker

WB stop on NE corner at Randolph/Wacker; SB stops on NW corners at Clinton/Washington and Clinton/Madison

SB stop at Clinton/Madison and EB stop at Monroe/Canal discontinued. EB stops on SW corners at Washington/Canal and Washington/Franklin restored.

#56

NB stop on SE corner at Jefferson/Washington; WB stops on NW corners at Madison/Wacker and Madison/Wells; WB stop on NE corner at Madison/Clinton

WB stop on NW corner at Randolph/Wells; WB stop on NE corner at Randolph/Wacker

New WB stop on NE corner at Randolph/Canal. SB stop at Clinton/Madison and all stops on Monroe discontinued. EB stops restored on Washington on SW corners at Canal, Franklin, LaSalle and Dearborn, and on SE corners at State and Wabash.

#60

WB stops on NE corners on Madison at Canal, Clark and Wabash; WB stops on NW corners

on Madison at Wacker, Wells and State; SB stop on NW corner at Michigan/Washington

WB stops on NE corners on Randolph at Wacker and Clark; WB stop on NW corner at Randolph/Wells; SB stops on NW corners on Clinton at Washington and Madison

New WB stops on NW corners at Randolph/Michigan and Randolph/State. NB stops at NE corner Canal/Madison, at SE corner Canal/Washington and SW corner at Washington/Franklin restored.

#120

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SB stop on NW corner at Franklin/Randolph, WB stop on NE corner at Madison/Canal, and NB stops on Canal discontinued. SB stop on Canal mid-block between Randolph and Washington restored.

#122

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NB stop on Franklin mid-block between Lake and Wacker

SB stop on NW corner at Franklin/Randolph, WB stop on NE corner at Madison/Canal, NB stops on Canal, and NEB stop on NE corner at Wacker/Lake discontinued. SB stop on Canal mid-block between Randolph and Washington and SWB stop on NW corner at Wacker/Franklin restored.

#124

WB stops on NE corners on Madison at Canal, Clark, and Wabash; WB stops on NW corners on Madison at Wacker, Wells, and State; SB stop on NW corner at Michigan/Washington; NEB stop on NE corner at Wacker/Lake.

WB stops on NE corners on Randolph at Clark and Wacker; WB stop on NW corner at Randolph/Wells; SB stops on NW corners on Clinton at Washington and Madison; NB stop on Franklin mid-block between Lake and Wacker

New WB stop on NW corner at Randolph/State. NB stop on SE corner at Canal/Randolph relocated to SE corner at Canal/Washington.

#125

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SB stop on NW corner at Clinton/Randolph discontinued. SB stop on NW corner at Wacker/Randolph and NB stop on SE corner at Canal/Lake restored.

#129

AM trips

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WB stops on Madison and NB stops on Canal discontinued. WB stops on NE corner at Randolph/Clark and on NW corners at Randolph/Wells and Randolph/Wacker restored.

#129

PM trips

 

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SB stops on Clinton and EB stops on Monroe discontinued. EB stops on southwest corners at Washington/Franklin and Washington/LaSalle; SB stop on Clark mid-block between Madison and Monroe restored.

#157

WB stops on NW corners on Madison at Wacker, Wells, and State; WB stops on NE corners on Madison at Canal, Clark and Wabash; SB stop on NW corner at Michigan/Washington

WB stops on NE corners on Randolph at Clark and Wacker; WB stop on NW corner at Randolph/Wells; SB stops on NW corners on Clinton at Washington and Madison

New WB stops on NW corners at Randolph/Michigan and Randolph/State. NB stops on NE corner at Canal/Madison and on SE corner at Canal/Washington, and EB stop on SW corner at Washington/Franklin restored.

 

Bus reroute maps

See the Wacker Drive Reconstruction Stage 2 Brochure for reroute maps & info.

 

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