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September 25, 2023 | Infrastructure

Request for Proposals issued for $US 3.6bn Chicago Red Line Extension

The extension will run for 9km from the 95th/Dan Ryan Terminal to 130th Street in the South Side of the city.

May 12, 2023 | Financial

US FTA to fund replacement of passenger rail vehicles

Sums totalling $US 703m will go to six operators in six states to replace ageing passenger trains.

December 20, 2022 | Financial

Grants totalling $US 686m to make US metro stations more accessible

Programme is being funded under Biden Infrastructure Law.

November 12, 2020 | Metros

Chicago Transit Authority faces $US 375m operating deficit in 2021

THE Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has revealed its faces a $US 375m operating budget deficit in 2021 in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

February 12, 2020 | North America

CTA awards Red Line extension planning contract

CHICAGO Transit Authority (CTA) has approved a $US 38.3m contract with T Y Lin International Great Lakes to provide planning and preliminary engineering services for an extension to the 35.5km Red Line.

October 3, 2019 | Infrastructure

Chicago breaks ground on Red and Purple line modernisation project

A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Chicago on October 2 by the city’s mayor Ms Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) president Mr Dorval Carter Jr for phase one of the Red and Purple Modernisation (RPM) project.

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