06/14/01
Nighttime Signal Work Affects Red Line Subway Trains June 15-16Signal renewal work in the Red Line subway will require all trains to use the southbound track while serving the Grand, Chicago and Clark/Division stations from 11 p.m. Friday, June 15, until 6 a.m. Saturday, June 16, and again from 11 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday, June 17. Only minor delays are expected. The regular schedule will remain in effect.
Blue Line Affected by Track Work Near Armitage Saturday, June 16Maintenance workers will replace rails on the O'Hare branch of the Blue Line near Armitage, Saturday, June 16, requiring all trains to use the southbound track while serving the Damen and Western stations from 6 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The regular schedule will be maintained.
Puerto Rican Parade Detours Buses Off Columbus Saturday, June 16Four CTA bus lines will be detoured off Columbus Drive Saturday, June 16, for the Puerto Rican Parade. Participants will begin assembling on Columbus between Roosevelt and Balbo around 9 a.m. The parade is scheduled to begin at noon, and will proceed north on Columbus from Balbo to Randolph. During this period, #6 Jeffery Express, #10 Museum of Science & Industry, #130 Grant Park Treasuresand #146 Marine/Michigan Express buses will operate on Michigan instead of Columbus from Roosevelt to Balbo.
Maintenance Work Affects Blue Line Trains at Logan Square SundayMaintenance work will require Blue Line trains to use a single track while serving the Logan Square station Sunday, June 17, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. The regular schedule will remain in effect.
Brown Line Trains Detoured to Inner Loop After 8 p.m. June 18 - 22 Nighttime work on the canopy over the outer Loop tracks on Wells at Randolph will require Brown Line trains to use the inner Loop from 8 p.m. until service ends around midnight Monday, June 18, through Friday, June 22. During this period, Brown Line trains will make their first Loop stop eastbound at Clark/Lake. They will then stop at all station platforms opposite the ones they usually serve as they operate east on Lake, south on Wabash, west on Van Buren and north on Wells.
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