Public transit agency
Appears in 3 stories · Last updated Oct 30, 2026
Owner and operator of Chicago's rail and bus system; running the All Stations Accessibility Program
On October 27, 2026, the Chicago Transit Board approved a contract of up to $39.9 million for the California Blue Line station, which had 1.1 million entries in 2025. F.H. Paschen and S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC, won the job. Work adds two elevators, new stairs and accessible doors, and construction is set to start in the fourth quarter of 2027.
Updated Oct 30
Restored normal Green and Pink line service at 4 a.m. Oct 29; next major disruption expected in spring 2027 for east leaf work
Normal service on the Chicago Transit Authority's Green and Pink lines returned at 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct 29. The Chicago Department of Transportation had finished the new west leaf of the 110-year-old Lake Street bridge, and crews tested trains before riders came back.
Loop 'L' tracks were scheduled to reopen early Monday, Oct. 26. Green and Pink Line bridge service was scheduled to return 4 a.m. Oct. 28; as of Oct. 27 no exact return time had been given.
The Loop elevated tracks closed from Saturday until early Monday while the CTA finished track and interlocking work at Tower 18, the Loop and Lake junction at Wells and Lake. Brown, Green, Orange and Pink trains stayed out of downtown, with shuttle buses filling the gaps. The CTA said the Tower 18 work finished on schedule.
Updated Oct 29
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