Monday, February 11, 2013
The CTA will suspend Purple Line Express service for two 9-day periods in early March and late April while crews reconstruct the Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River.
Purple Line riders can expect a slower commute for much of this spring, when the CTA suspends express service on the route for construction on the Wells Street Bridge. Purple Line express service will be suspended from March 1 through 11 and again from April 26 to May 1, according to a statement from the CTA. Crews from the Chicago Department of Transportation will use that time to rebuild parts of the 90-year-old bridge, while CTA crews will simultaneously replace the tracks. Readers who signed up for our breaking news alerts got this information first. Sign up here. During that period, Purple Line local service will continue as regularly scheduled between Linden and Howard, but commuters must transfer to the Red Line at Howard Street, …
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Beginning on Friday and lasting through Monday, CTA crews will install a new viaduct at Greenleaf Street in Evanston. Purple line service will suspended from 8:30 p.m. Friday through 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Beginning on Friday and lasting through Monday, CTA crews will install a new viaduct at Greenleaf Street in Evanston. Purple line service will suspended from 8:30 p.m. Friday through 4:30 a.m. Monday.
Purple line service will be suspended between Howard and Davis streets this weekend as crews install a new viaduct at Greenleaf Street. The tracks will shut down at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, and reopen at 4:30 a.m. Monday, June 11, according to a release from the city. CTA will run a bus between the stations at South, Main, Dempster and Davis, operating every four to 15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes late at night. Parking restrictions and street closures will also be in effect during the construction. Greenleaf Street will shut down east of Chicago Avenue beginning at noon on Friday, and will remain closed until construction of the bridge is finished, about 5 p.m. on Monday. Parking restrictions will affect Clark Street, …
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Monday, January 17, 2011
The Chicago Transit Authority will hold four forums to discuss the modernization of its Red and Purple lines.
The Chicago Transit Authority unveiled a project last week Wednesday to modernize its north Red and Purple lines. "Subject to the availability of funding" are the operative words in CTA's game plan, however, and the website dedicated to the project announced a series of open houses for community members to provide input. The project plans to focus on the track structures on the 9.5 miles between the Belmont and Linden stations. Wilmette and Evanston are at the northern-most reaches of the Purple Line, and leaders of both villages say they're excited about the potential improvements. "We're very lucky to have Pace, Metra and CTA all running through the heart of our community," said Matt Swentkofske, Evanston's intergovernmental affairs …
