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Wacker Drive Reconstruction Stage 3 Reroutes

Wacker Drive Reconstruction
Stage 3 Temporary Bus Reroutes

Effective
Monday, January 9, 2012
to Summer 2012
or completion

 

Overview

This phase of Wacker Drive reconstruction will affect Wacker Drive between Madison and Jackson streets, including traffic crossing Wacker on Monroe and Adams streets.

Other related street impacts
  • Monroe and Adams will be closed across Wacker.
  • Madison will reopen between Canal and Franklin.
  • Franklin 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.

 

Get the brochure

 

Get maps and more in the updated
Wacker Drive Reconstruction Stage 3 Brochure

 

 

Affected bus service

The following 19 CTA bus routes will have routing and/or bus stop changes Downtown (see brochure for maps):

  • #1 Indiana/Hyde Park
  • #7 Harrison
  • #14 Jeffery Express (partial restoration)
  • #19 United Center Express**
  • #20 Madison**
  • #X28 Stony Island Express
  • #56 Milwaukee**
  • #121 Union/Wacker Express (partial restoration)
  • #122 Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express**
  • #123 Illinois Center/Union Express (partial restoration)
  • #124 Navy Pier (partial restoration)
  • #126 Jackson
  • #129 West Loop/South Loop (PM Only)
  • #130 Museum Campus*
  • #134 Stockton/LaSalle Express
  • #135 Clarendon/LaSalle Express
  • #136 Sheridan/LaSalle Express
  • #151 Sheridan
  • #156 LaSalle

*The #130 Museum Campus route does not operate during winter, but changes will be effective when service resumes Memorial Day Weekend.

**The #19, #20, #56, and #122 buses will resume their normal routes that were in effect prior to January 2011.

Three additional routes -- the #60 Blue Island/26th, #120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express, and #157 Streeterville/Taylor -- are rerouted, but will maintain the routings they used during Stage 2.

 

 

Bus stop changes

Note: Changes refer to conditions compared to Stage 2 reroutes and stop changes in effect through January 8. Boxes marked with a "__" have no changes from Stage 2 routing and stops.

Route Bus stop temporary eliminations Route added to existing bus stops Bus stop relocations, restorations or additions
#1 WB stop at Adams/Wacker (NE corner) WB stops at Madison/Wacker (NW corner) and Madison/Canal (NE corner); SB stop at Clinton/Monroe (NW corner) __
#7 WB stops on NE corners at Adams/Canal and Adams/Wacker; SB stops on NW corners on Clinton at Jackson, Quincy, and Van Buren WB stop at Van Buren/Canal (NW corner) New SB stop at Franklin/Jackson (NW corner)
#14 SB stop at Clinton/Madison (NW corner); EB stops at Monroe/Canal (SE corner) and Monroe/Franklin (SW corner) EB stops on SW corners on Washington at Canal and Franklin WB stops discontinued on Randolph at Canal, Clark, Jefferson, Wacker, and Wells; New EB stop at Monroe/Franklin (SE corner); NB stop restored at Jefferson/Washington (SE corner); WB stops restored on Madison on NE corners at Clark and Clinton, and on NW corners at Wacker and Wells
#19 __ __ WB stops discontinued on Randolph at Canal, Jefferson, and Wacker; WB stops restored at Madison/Clinton (NE corner) and at Madison/Wacker (NW corner)
#20 __ __ WB stops restored at Madison/Clinton (NE corner) and at Madison/Wacker (NW corner); SB stops discontinued on NW corners at Clinton/ Madison and at Clinton/Washington; WB stop discontinued at Randolph/Wacker (NE corner)
#X28 WB stop at Adams/Wacker (NE corner) WB stops at Madison/Wacker (NW corner) and at Madison/Canal (NE corner); SB stop at Clinton/ Monroe (NW corner)   __
#56 __ __ NB stop restored at Jefferson/Washington (SE corner); WB stops restored at Madison/ Clinton (NE corner) and on NW corners at Madison/Wacker and Madison/Wells; WB stops discontinued at Randolph/Wells (NW corner) and on NE corners at Randolph/Canal and Randolph/Wacker
#121 __ __ WB stop discontinued at Adams/Wacker (NE corner)
#122 __ __ NEB stop restored at Wacker/Lake (NE corner); NB stop discontinued on Franklin mid-block between Lake and Wacker; WB stop discontinued at Wacker/Wells (NE corner); EB stop discontinued at Wacker/Wells (SW corner)
#123 __ NB stop on Franklin mid-block between Lake and Wacker SWB stop restored at Wacker/Lake (NW corner); WB stops discontinued on NE corners at Adams/Wacker and Wacker/Wells; EB stop discontinued at Wacker/Wells (SW corner)
#124 __ __ NEB stop restored at Wacker/Lake (NE corner); NB stop discontinued on Franklin mid-block between Lake and Wacker; EB stop discontinued at Wacker/Wells (SW corner)
#126 SB stops on Clinton (NW corners) at Jackson, Quincy, and Van Buren; WB stops on Adams on NE corners at Canal and at Wacker WB stop at Van Buren/Canal (NW corner) New SB stop at Franklin/Jackson (NW corner)
#129
#130
(PM trips)
WB stops on Adams on NE corners at Canal and at Wacker WB stop at Madison/Wacker (NW corner) NB stop restored at Canal/Madison (NE corner)
#134
#135
#136
WB stop at Adams/Wacker (NE corner) __ __
#151 SB stop on Michigan mid-block between Madison and Monroe; WB stops on Adams on NW corners at State, Clark, and Wells; WB stops on Adams on NE corners at Wabash and at Wacker SB stop at Clinton/Monroe (NW corner); WB stops on Madison on NE corners at Wabash, Clark, and Canal; WB stops on Madison on NW corners at State, Wells, and Wacker __
#156 WB stops on Adams on NE corners at Canal, Clinton, and Wacker; SB stop at Desplaines/ Quincy (SW corner) WB stop at Van Buren/Canal (NW corner) New SB stop at Franklin/Jackson (NW corner)

 

Bus reroute maps

See the Wacker Drive Reconstruction Stage 3 Brochure for reroute maps & info.

 

 

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