CTA

EVENTS AFFECTING CTA SERVICE OVER THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 5 - 7

April 4, 2002
4/4/02

BUS

Construction Work Detours 39/39th Buses Through August 1Due to construction work, 39th Street will be closed between Federal and LaSalle through August 1. As a result, #39/39th buses will be detoured eastbound via 39th, Wentworth, Root, LaSalle, 35th, Wentworth, Root and State. Westbound buses will be rerouted via State, 35th, Wentworth and back to 39th.

Sewer Work Detours Eastbound #78 Montrose Buses Eastbound #78 Montrose buses will be detoured at Drake for three weeks due to sewer work that started Tuesday, April 2 via Montrose, Pulaski, Elston, Irving, Kimball and back to Montrose.

Viaduct Construction Detours Westbound Buses Off Foster at RavenswoodWestbound buses on two CTA routes will continue to be detoured off Foster for about two months for viaduct construction that started Monday, April 1 at Ravenswood. #92 Foster buses will operate westbound off Foster via Ashland, Lawrence and Damen back to Foster. #50 Damen buses will continue west on Bryn Mawr from Ashland to Damen, where they will turn south to reach the regular route.

Sewer Work Detours Eastbound #77 Belmont Buses Through April 18Sewer work between Cicero and Pulaski continues through April 18, detouring #77 Belmont buses eastbound via Cicero, Addison, Milwaukee and Pulaski back to Belmont.

RAIL

Blue Line Affected by Sewer Work Friday And Saturday, April 5 - 6Sewer work on the Blue Line will require trains to use a single track on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. between Old Mannheim and O'Hare station. Customers should allow extra travel time.

Brown Line Affected by Structure Maintenance Work Sunday, April 7Structure maintenance on the Brown Line will require trains to use a single track on Sunday, April 7 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. while serving the Damen, Montrose and Irving Park stations. Customers should allow extra travel time.

Track Work Affects Red Line Service Late Monday And Tuesday April 8 - 9Track work between Jarvis and Berwyn will prevent southbound Red Line trains from serving several CTA stations on Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9 from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. As a result, Red Line southbound trains will not be able to serve the Jarvis, Morse and Loyola stations between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., or the Jarvis, Morse, Loyola, Granville, Thorndale and Bryn Mawr stations between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Southbound passengers traveling to these stations should allow extra travel time to exit trains at either Granville or Berwyn to transfer to a northbound train.

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