Yesterday marked the final day of operations for the CTA State and Lake station in The Loop. Serving all but two of the system’s lines, the popular downtown station has been in operation for 130 years, since 1895. The closure marks the start of a three-year demolition and construction process led by the CTA and contractor F.H. Paschen.
The CTA has announced an official closing date for the State and Lake station as its reconstruction kicks into full gear. In the works since 2017, the current plans were announced in 2021 and kicked off earlier this year. Efforts for the major renovation are being led by the agency itself, which is working with architecture firm SOM on the design.
Initial work has commenced on the upcoming reconstruction of the CTA State and Lake station in The Loop. Located next to the famed Chicago Theatre, the popular station serves as a connection to all lines except the Yellow and Blue Lines—the latter of which is just one block away. Plans for the station were announced in 2021 and have been in development since.
The City of Chicago has issued a renovation permit for reconstruction of the CTA’s Austin Green Line elevated platform. John Burns Construction Company, the firm that completed the new Peterson Ridge Metra station last summer, is named as the general contractor. Design work was performed by Epstein.
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.
