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Thompson Center CTA station alterations permitted

Permit Issued To Renovate Thompson Center CTA Station

7:30 am on March 28, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A permit was issued by the City of Chicago on March 21 to allow Clark Construction to begin interior alterations to the CTA Station inside the Thompson Center in The Loop. Renovations are permitted for all three levels of the station, including the concourse, ground floor, and upper level. JAHN drew up the plans, as they did for the Thompson Center and its current overhaul for Google. The permit shows a reported construction cost estimate of $35 million.

Work Progressing On The New Racine Blue Line Platform On The Near West Side

7:30 am on March 13, 2025 By Daniel Schell

Progress is ongoing for a new entrance at the Racine Blue Line platform on the city’s Near West Side. The station, which lies between the inbound and outbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway and is two blocks west of the Morgan Street substation we looked at last week, is part of the CTA’s $3 billion plan to reconstruct the Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line system. The Racine renovation alone, which extends from Racine Avenue to the east to Loomis Street to the west, is estimated to cost approximately $23 million.

Morgan Street CTA substation construction

Construction Continues On CTA Blue Line Morgan Street Substation

7:30 am on March 5, 2025 By Daniel Schell

A new substation is being built over the right-of-way at Morgan Street in the West Loop, part of the CTA’s Forest Park Branch Rebuild project along the Blue Line. A new construction permit was issued on August 1, 2023 to begin work. F.H. Paschen took over as the general contractor with the issuance of a revision on November 24 that same year.

Kimball Barry CTA substation construction

Work Progresses On CTA Blue Line Substation At Kimball And Barry In Avondale

7:30 am on November 22, 2024 By Daniel Schell

What looks like it could be an uber-modern single-family home you see rising on the corner of Kimball and Barry Avenues in Avondale is a CTA substation for the Blue Line trains. Addressed by the city as 3501 West Barry Avenue, the substation is just one block south of the Belmont Blue Line subway station.

New Racine Blue Line station takes shape over the Eisenhower Expressway

7:30 am on August 8, 2024 By Daniel Schell

The outer shell is taking shape for the new Racine Blue Line station on Chicago’s Near West Side. The station, which lies between the inbound and outbound lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway, is part of the CTA’s $3 billion plan to reconstruct the Forest Park Branch of the Blue Line system. The Racine renovation alone, which extends from Racine Avenue to the east to Loomis Street to the west, is estimated to cost approximately $23 million.

Damen CTA Green Line Station. Rendering by Perkins&Will

CTA debuts the new Damen Green Line station on Chicago’s Near West Side

7:45 am on August 6, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Monday, after years of planning, delays, and, ultimately, construction, the CTA opened the new Damen Green Line L station at Damen Avenue and Lake Street on Chicago’s Near West Side. The station, approved in 2017, features lots of green, a pedestrian bridge between the inbound and outbound sides of the platform offering a spectacular view of the Chicago Skyline, and a mosaic art installation by local artist Folayemi Wilson in the atrium-style entrance lobby off Damen Avenue.

Aerial View of Damen CTA Green Line Station. Rendering by Perkins + Will

Construction on the CTA Damen Green Line station continues on the city’s Near West Side

7:30 am on June 17, 2024 By Daniel Schell

Construction on the Perkins&Will-designed CTA Damen Green Line station continues heading toward completion on Chicago’s Near West Side. Announced by the Emanuel administration in 2017 but delayed by a variety of factors form its originally scheduled opening in 2020, much progress has now been made to this point.

CTA Announces New Batch Of Stations To Receive Refresh In 2023

7:30 am on April 7, 2023 By Ian Achong

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced a new batch of stations to receive minor renovation work across the city. As a part of the system’s ongoing Refresh & Renew initiative which started in 2019, the authority under current president Dorval R. Carter will embark on some much needed maintenance work across all lines except the Yellow or Skokie Swift portion. The program itself is part of the greater ‘Meeting the Moment’ Action Plan the system has enacted.

Project Round-Up: Construction And Funding For Racine Blue Line And Homeless Shelter In Garfield Park

7:30 am on March 3, 2023 By Ian Achong

In a round-up of smaller projects; a construction contract has been awarded for renovations to the CTA Racine Blue Line station and funding has been announced for a veterans shelter in Garfield Park. The CTA station is located at 430 S Racine Avenue just east of the Illinois Medical District and runs in the center of the highway below. The shelter will be located at 4941 W Chicago Avenue and repurposes an existing building to provide much needed resources to military veterans experiencing homelessness.

Initial Funding Approved For Red Line Extension

7:30 am on December 26, 2022 By Ian Achong

The Chicago City Council has approved funding for the CTA Red Line Extension across the South Side. In the works for nearly 50 years, the extension would bring much needed transit from the current terminus of the line at 95th Street all the way down to 130th Street near Altgeld Gardens by Lake Calumet. Hoping to spur new economic development and connect more people to the city center, the project is being spearheaded by the CTA with help from Muller 2 Architects who also worked on the O’Hare Airport Terminal 5 expansion.

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