Jul 13 - 17
Rail Lines
BLUE LINE
Jul 13 – 16
Mon to Thu, nightly
10pm to 4am next day
Boarding Change, Delays Between Western (Forest Park branch) and Pulaski
How does this affect my trip?
Board/exit all trains on the O'Hare-bound side of the platform at the Kedzie-Homan station.
Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Western (Forest Park branch) and Pulaski, resulting in minor delays.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
We are performing track maintenance to ensure that trains continue to operate safely along the Blue Line.
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
#2 Hyde Park Express
#6 Jackson Park Express
#10 Obama Presidential Center/Museum of Science & Industry Express
#29 State
#36 Broadway
#62 Archer
#146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express
#148 Clarendon/Michigan Express
9am, Mon, Jul 13 to Thu, Aug 27 or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Southbound State Street will be closed between Wacker and Randolph.
Northbound buses are not affected.
Bus traffic will be rerouted. Board buses as follows:
Board southbound #2 Hyde Park Express, #6 Jackson Park Express, #10 Obama Presidential Center/Museum of Science & Industry Express, #29 State, #62 Archer and #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express buses on the southwest corner at State/Washington.
Board southbound #36 Broadway buses at Wacker/State.
Board southbound #148 Clarendon/Michigan Express buses at Michigan/Washington.
Why is service being changed?
Southbound buses are affected due to construction.
#82 Kimball/Homan Temporary Reroute
7am, Mon, Jul 13 to 6pm, Mon, Aug 17 or completion
How does this affect my trip?
Buses will operate in both directions via Kimball, Lawrence, Kedzie, Foster and Kimball.
Allow extra travel time.
Why is service being changed?
Buses are rerouted due to construction at Kimball at Ainslee.
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.