Sporadic Red Line subway closings this weekend
The Red Line will rerouted to the Loop elevated tracks this weekend during some limited hours to upgrade service and power equipment according to a CTA customer alert.
It's not so bad northbound, when the rerouting will start at 11 p.m.Friday and continue till 8 a.m. Saturday. The CTA says:
From the Cermak-Chinatown station, northbound Red Line trains will make station stops as follows:
--Roosevelt (accessible) (elevated/Green, Orange lines)
--All stations along Wabash and Lake
--Merchandise Mart (accessible) (Brown Line)
--Chicago (Brown Line) operating express to Fullerton (Red/Brown lines) to resume regular northbound routing to Howard.
Southbound the rerouting will probably affect more people, as it starts at 6 p.m. Sunday through 4 a.m. Monday. The CTA says:
From the Fullerton (Red/Brown lines) station, southbound Red Line trains will make station stops as follows:
--Chicago (Brown Line)
--Merchandise Mart (accessible) (Brown Line)
--All elevated stations along Lake and Wabash
--Roosevelt (accessible) (elevated/Green, Orange lines) to Cermak-Chinatown to resume regular southbound routing to 95th/Dan Ryan (accessible) (Red Line)
In other news, the CTA and the community have agreed on the design for the Armitage El station.
Crain's Chicago Business reports that the CTA "will incorporate vintage designs in its renovations at the Armitage Brown line stop, ending a contentious battle with the surrounding community." See details at Crain's site.
Also, read the Trib's report on how the CTA has "narrowed the possible routes for the proposed Circle Line project to three corridors that would run west of the Loop. They said they plan to spend the coming months whittling the options and will choose a final route early next year."
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