A project to replace Chicago’s 40-year-old Red Line has begun.
Chicago’s Transit Authority (CTA) is spending $425 million to rebuilt the Red Line South track for the first time since it was built in 1969.
CTA has described it as “one of the largest construction projects” in its history.
A section of the line between Cermak and Chinatown has now closed for five months so work can begin on installing the new track.
The project, which is being supported through a $1 billion pot of transport funding, includes the reconstruction of 95th Street Terminal – another structure from the original 60s build.
CTA chairman Terry Peterson said: “The Red Line South Reconstruction Project is a critical component to modernizing our railroad and to the economic development of Chicago’s South Side.”
“Our customers and their neighborhoods will benefit for decades to come from this investment that CTA is making now.”
