CTA

Buses Detoured Near Daley Plaza for Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid Live Viewing Event on Friday

September 30, 2009

 

From 8 p.m. Thursday, October 1 until 4 p.m. Friday, October 2, Clark Street between Randolph and Washington will be closed to all traffic due to the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid Live Viewing event at Daley Plaza. During this time, two CTA bus routes will be detoured to adjacent streets to maintain service.
 
Southbound #22 Clark and #24 Wentworth buses will travel over their regular routes along Clark to Randolph then will operate via Randolph, LaSalle, Monroe to Clark and then resume their regular routes. Northbound #22 and #24 buses are not affected and will travel over their regular routes.
 

Reroutes for Additional Street Closures

In the event the Chicago Police Department requires the closure of additional streets near Daley Plaza, the following reroutes will be in effect:
 
Closure of Dearborn Street between Washington and Randolph
Northbound #22 Clark, #36 Broadway and #62 Archer buses will travel over their regular routes along Dearborn to Monroe then will operate via Monroe, State, Wacker to Dearborn and then resume their regular routes. Southbound #36 and #62 buses are not affected and will travel over their regular routes.
 
Northbound #24 Wentworth buses will operate over the regular route along Dearborn to Monroe then will travel via Monroe, State to Wacker and then resume the regular route west of Dearborn.
 
Closure of Washington Street between Clark and Dearborn
Eastbound #20 Madison, #X20 Washington/Madison Express, #60 Blue Island/26th and #157 Streeterville/Taylor buses will travel over their regular routes along Washington to LaSalle then will operate via LaSalle, Monroe, State to Washington and then resume their regular routes. Westbound #20, #X20, #60 and #157 buses are not affected and will travel over their regular routes.
 
Southbound #56 Milwaukee buses will operate over the regular route along Washington to LaSalle then will travel via LaSalle, Monroe, State to Washington and then resume the regular route. Northbound #56 buses are not affected and will travel over the regular route.
 
Customers are advised to allow extra travel time. Estimated arrival times for buses that are temporarily rerouted are not available via the Bus Tracker Web site. 
 
For more information about all CTA routes and schedules, call 836-7000 (all local area codes) or visit the Web site at www.transitchicago.com.
 
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