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Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the City is soliciting bid proposals for the construction contracts on three major transit infrastructure projects in the Loop – the Washington-Wabash CTA station, the Central Loop Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and the Union Station Transit Center. Combined, the projects represent a major redevelopment and modernization of transportation in downtown Chicago – from Union Station to Millennium Park – the benefits of which will be felt in neighborhoods throughout the city. Read More about City Seeks Construction Contract Bids on Three Major Loop Transit Infrastructure Projects

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will host a public meeting on Wednesday, October 1, to solicit community ideas for the new public art being commissioned for the Damen station as part of the Your New Blue project – a $492 million investment to improve and upgrade the O’Hare branch of the Blue Line.​ Read More about CTA to Host Community Meeting Seeking Public Input on the Your New Blue Damen Station Art Project

Work associated with the construction of the new Cermak-McCormick Place station is scheduled this weekend and will require the temporary suspension of Green Line service between the Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stations beginning at the start of service, 1:40 a.m., through 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, September 27. Read More about Green Line Service between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Temporarily Suspended Saturday Morning

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today broke ground on a new 95th Street Terminal for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), one of the largest station projects in CTA history. The $240 million reconstruction project will replace the current facility, built in 1969, creating a signature transit hub that will serve CTA’s busiest rail line and 1,000 buses each weekday, and become an anchor for economic opportunity on Chicago’s South Side. Read More about Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New 95th Street Bus, Red Line Terminal

One year after launching an informational campaign focused on rail-customer safety, the Chicago Transit Authority has seen a nearly 17 percent drop in the number of reports of people trespassing on CTA railroad tracks. Read More about CTA sees drop in trespassers on tracks

The CTA reminds customers that this weekend Green Line service between the Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stations will be temporarily suspended beginning at the start of service, 1:40 a.m., through 11:40 a.m. both Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, as work associated with the construction of the new Cermak-McCormick Place station continues. Read More about Green Line Service Temporarily Suspended Saturday and Sunday Mornings between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Board today approved the biggest component of a plan to completely overhaul the agency’s second-oldest rail cars, the 3200-series, as part of the CTA’s major modernization of its rail and bus fleets launched in 2012. Read More about CTA Moves Ahead on Plan to Rebuild Rail Cars on Brown, Orange Lines

Construction work requiring the temporary suspension of Green Line service between the Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT stations, previously scheduled for Sunday, September 7, beginning at the start of service, 1:40 a.m. through 11:40 a.m., has been cancelled. Green Line trains will operate normally during this time. Project work is, however, still scheduled for Saturday morning. Read More about UPDATE: Saturday Only – Green Line Service Temporarily Suspended between Roosevelt and 35th-Bronzeville-IIT