Nov 18 - 22
Rail Lines
There are no new reroutes scheduled.
Bus Routes
The bus reroutes listed below are short-term reroutes during this week or long-term reroutes beginning this weekend. For a full list of bus reroutes currently in place, please visit the Bus Alerts page.
Temporary Reroute
#3 King Drive
#4 Cottage Grove
#X4 Cottage Grove Express
#6 Jackson Park Express
#J14 Jeffery Jump
#20 Madison
#26 South Shore Express
#56 Milwaukee
#60 Blue Island/26th
#124 Navy Pier
#143 Stockton/Michigan Express
#147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
#151 Sheridan
#157 Streeterville/Taylor
Fri, Nov 22
10am until completion
How does this affect my trip?
Several bus routes that operate on Michigan Avenue will be rerouted onto State Street. Buses will not operate on Michigan Avenue between Wacker and Monroe.
Board buses as follows:
| Route(s) |
Direction |
Boarding Location(s) |
|
#3 King Drive
#4 Cottage Grove
#6 Jackson Park
#26 South Shore Express
#143 Stockton/Michigan Express
#147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express
|
Board buses in the direction of travel |
- On State between Wacker and Madison
|
|
#20 Madison
#56 Milwaukee
#60 Blue Island/26th
|
Westbound only |
- Madison/Dearborn-State (Loop Link stop)
|
| #J14 Jeffery Jump |
Southbound only |
- State/Washington
- State/Madison
- Monroe/Wabash
|
| #124 Navy Pier |
Board buses in the direction of travel |
- On State between Washington and Illinois
|
| #151 Sheridan |
Northbound only |
- Dearborn/Randolph
- Dearborn/Wacker-Lake
|
| Southbound only |
- On State between Wacker and Adams
|
| #157 Streeterville/Taylor |
Board buses in the direction of travel |
- On State between Wacker and Washington
|
Why is service being changed?
Buses will be rerouted to accommodate crowds attending the City of Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Millennium Park.
Temporary Reroute
#J14 Jeffery Jump
#20 Madison
#60 Blue Island/26th
#56 Milwaukee
#124 Navy Pier
Nov 20 – 21
7pm Wed to 12:01am Thu
How does this affect my trip?
Eastbound #20 Madison, #60 Blue Island/26th, and #124 Navy Pier and southbound #J14 Jeffery Jump and #56 Milwaukee buses will operate via Washington, Clark, Monroe, and Dearborn, then resume their normal route on Washington.
Westbound #20, #60, and #124 and northbound #J14 and #56 buses are not affected.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza.
#31 31st Temporary Reroute
Nov 19 – 20
5am Tue to 5am Fri or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Westbound buses will operate via 31st, Wentworth, 33rd Street, and Wallace, then resume their normal route on 31st.
Eastbound buses are not affected.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to maintenance on the 31st Street Metra Viaduct.
#56 Milwaukee Temporary Reroute
Mon, Nov 18
9am to 3:30pm or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Milwaukee, Western, North Avenue and Milwaukee.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction at Milwaukee/Oakley.
Note:
Customer alerts listed here are based on the latest information known as of the time of publishing. This information is subject to change without notice. While we work to provide information as accurate and reliable as possible, changes, additions, and cancellations are sometimes necessary.
For the latest information, including any changes to the information above or information about unplanned events that affect service, please check the Alerts section of the CTA website or see information pertaining to your route in our System Guide.