US EditionCTA Red Line Extension Breaks Ground After Judge Made Trump Administration Release $2 Billion in Funding
The 5.5-mile project adds four stations and a rail yard, and CTA officials say it could cut trips from 130th Street by up to 30 minutes.
- On Friday, the Chicago Transit Authority officially broke ground on the $5.75 billion Red Line Extension project, which will extend the city's busiest rail line south from 95th Street to 130th Street.
- The project recently faced uncertainty after the Trump administration froze nearly $2 billion in federal funding last October, citing an investigation into racial preferences in contracting, before a federal judge ordered the funds released last month.
- "For too long, the Far South Side has not been provided the transit service it truly deserves, and today that ends," CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen said. The extension is expected to save riders up to 30 minutes on their commute.
- Construction continues through 2029, with stations expected to open in 2030, though Illinois Policy Institute researcher Ravi Mishra has questioned the allocation of nearly $1 billion in tax increment financing amid rising project costs.
- Residents like Roseland native Marquetta Jordan expressed mixed emotions about the neighborhood's transformation, while officials anticipate the project will stimulate local development, including a $48.3 million project featuring apartments and a "market hall.
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CTA breaks ground on Red Line Extension. The project ‘corrects’ history, acting CTA head says.
The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday officially began construction on a $5.75 billion rail extension that will bring CTA train service to the city’s Far South Side.
CTA breaks ground on Red Line extension's first new station as federal funding threat remains unresolved
The CTA broke ground on the Red Line extension's first planned station in a star-studded media event Friday featuring ex-Chicago Bull Scottie Pippen.Mayor Brandon Johnson and a cast of elected officials praised the project, saying it corrects a historical injustice to the rapid-transit-deprived Far South Side.But federal funding cut threat from President Donald Trump's administration hung over the kickoff of the massive $5.7 billion L extension …
CTA Red Line Extension breaks ground after judge made Trump administration release $2 billion in funding
The Chicago Transit Authority broke ground on Friday to extend the Red Line, after decades of promises to stretch the CTA's busiest rail line further south, and concerns that the federal government could cut off vital funding for the project.
Leaders break ground on CTA Red Line extension | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Elected and community leaders formally broke ground on one of four planned "L" stations as part of the CTA's plan to extend the Red Line to 130th Street on the Far South side by 2030. The agency says the $5.7 billion project will generate more than 12,000 construction jobs. | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
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