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refresh & renew

As part of our ongoing efforts to provide you with a safe and comfortable ride, crews will be performing an estimated $6.5 million in repairs and maintenance in 2025 across the CTA service region.

The scope of work varies by location, but can include:

  • Deep clean power washing of all surfaces (all locations)
  • Painting (all locations)
  • Lighting upgrades
  • Improved platform amenities
  • Renewal of finishes and fixtures
  • Utility and plumbing line repairs
  • Removal of outdated fixtures and equipment
  • Permanent repair work
  • Updating of old/damaged signage
  • And more!

Locations

Through June, improvements will be made at the following locations:

  • Red Line: Garfield, 69th, Belmont
  • Brown Line: Damen
  • Bus Turnarounds: Congress & Financial Place, Pulaski & 104th

Additional bus and rail locations will be announced at later dates.

Completed earlier this year

  • Red Line: Addison, 63rd, Sox-35th
  • Blue LineAustin, Kedzie-Homan, Pulaski
  • Green Line35th-Bronzeville-IIT, Halsted, Oak Park
  • Bus Turnarounds: Kedzie & 63rd, Western & 79th, Chicago & Austin, 67th & Oglesby

 

Before/After

The following are before/after photos of some of the stations that have been refreshed and renewed:

System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
Red Line
Normal Service
Blue Line
Normal Service
Brown Line
Normal Service
Orange Line
Normal Service
Pink Line
Normal Service
Purple Line
Normal Service
Yellow Line
Normal Service
Bus routes w/alerts
Elevator alerts