"Temporary inconvenience; permanent improvement"
Those were the signs I saw on road construction projects growing up in Pittsburgh. And the CTA might as well put up similar signs, with all the slow-zone repair work these days.
And that's a good thing. Believe me, I am not complaining. Here's a rundown of what's happening when and where this weekend and into next week. All details can be found here on the CTA site. Below are direct copies from the site of pertinent stuff.
Blue Line: Single track between Grand and Division from 8 p.m. Friday, August 17 until 5 a.m. Saturday, August 18 and again from 8 p.m. Saturday, August 18 until 5 a.m. Sunday, August 19. Weeknights through mid-September, single tracks typically will be in effect from Grand to Division from 8 p.m. each night until 4 a.m. the following morning, Monday nights through Friday mornings.
Red Line: Southbound trains from Fullerton to Cermak/Chinatown that normally operate through the subway will be rerouted to the elevated tracks from 9 p.m. Sunday, August 19 until 5 a.m. Monday, August 20.
Northbound: From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, August 20 through Thursday, August 23 and Monday, August 27 through Friday, August 31 northbound Red Line trains from Cermak/Chinatown to Fullerton that normally operate through the subway will reroute to the elevated tracks.
Southbound Red Line service temporarily suspended at Jarvis, Morse and Loyola Stations from 10 p.m. Friday, August 17 until 4:30 a.m. Saturday, August 18 and again from 10 p.m. each night until 4:30 a.m. each morning beginning Monday, August 20 through Friday, August 24. See the site for more details.
Overnight Single Tracks in Effect on Red Line Subway: A single track will be in effect on the Red Line between the Grand and North/Clybourn stations from 11 p.m. Friday,
Also, be sure to check the same looong customer alert for news on getting to the Air and Water Show, the Reggae Festival, Taste of Austin, and the Beyonce concert!
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