Transportation

Rail operator scheduling at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) under went  a comprehensive internal agency review  and there will changes, they announced Fri., Apr. 4. In addition, the rail operator, Brittany Haywood, has been fired.

Passengers going to and from O'Hare Airport are able to use the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line station once again. It opened at approximately 2 p.m. on Sun., Mar. 30, almost a week after the derailment.

The escalator was so badly damaged that workers were unable to repair it. Stairs, the end of the train "pocket" and platform have been rebuilt/repaired.

Ashland Avenue will be closed between North and Armitage Avenues beginning at 8 p.m. on Fri., Mar. 28 until no later than 5 a.m. on Mon., Mar. 31, while a Bloomingdale Trail bridge is removed and moved to Walsh Park. Both vehicles and pedestrians will be detoured during this construction.

There is little to no impact on current Blue Line service from Rosemont and south, according to Lambrini Lukidis, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) media representative. Shuttle service between Rosemont and O'Hare Airport will add 15 minutes and more depending on the time of day and amount of luggage. 

The second weekend of Avenue closings for The 606's Bloomingdale Tail will end with another temporary view along a familiar stretch of public way that may amaze and/or surprise. Though some things are being torn up and removed they will not necessarily be totally trashed. 

Named Your New Blue, the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Blue Line O'Hare branch $492 million project is to take four years, beginning with work starting in March. A community meeting will be held in the Logan Square Library, 3030 W. Fullerton, on Thurs., Mar. 6, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting includes both Aldermen, 32nd Ward Scott Waguespack and 1st Ward Proco "Joe" Moreno as well as CTA representatives.

The Feb. 7 to 9 closure of Western Ave. for the Bloomingdale Trail bridge has been postponed according to the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT). Weather is the reason for the postponement. 

Road conditions are improving in some areas, but the majority of roads throughout the state are still snow and ice covered, says the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

What will the impact really be for hundreds of thousands of people not only along the route but also commercial and residential sites east and west of the route, if the Ashland-BRT goes in as recommended? Is that addressed in the 1,600-page Environmental Assessment report?