Red Line Extension Project

About the Red Line Extension Project

Connecting 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is extending the Red Line from the existing terminal at 95th/Dan Ryan to 130th Street. The 5.6- mile Red Line Extension (RLE) will include four new fully-accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th Street. Multimodal connections at each station will include bus, bike, pedestrian, and park & ride facilities.

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Upcoming: Advanced construction work

CTA will begin demolition and relocation of utility poles and equipment in preparation for the Red Line Extension project. This work will include occasional street, alley and sidewalk closures and construction noise. CTA contractors will use a variety of measures to mitigate impacts to the community as much as possible. For more information, review recent eBlast below.

CTA held public meetings to provide more detail and timelines for this work. View meeting details below!

9th Ward public meeting presentation

21st Ward public meeting presentation

10th Ward public meeting presentation

Advanced construction work eBlast

Advance construction FAQs

Project Benefits

Improving the Transit Experience: RLE will provide up to 30-minute time savings to riders traveling from the future 130th Street station to the Loop and facilitate access to multiple CTA rail lines and bus routes.
A Better System for Everyone: RLE will help Far South Side residents reliably access jobs and opportunities outside their neighborhoods, which includes jobs within communities along the RLE project footprint and throughout the region.
New Opportunities for Chicagoans: RLE will pay dividends locally during construction and, once implemented, RLE is estimated to generate more than 25,000 jobs throughout Cook County in the coming years.
Connecting People and Investing in Neighborhoods: RLE will be one of the single biggest investments on the Far South Side in decades and is a critical investment for CTA to expand its rapid transit network. RLE is estimated to catalyze, or set the table, for $1.7 billion in real estate development in the half-mile station area between 2029-2040.