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CTA’s Red Line Project in Line for $1.9B FTA Grant
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on Sept. 8 reported that its project to extend the Red Line 5.6 miles to Chicago’s Far South Side is entering the next phase of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) “New Starts” program. It is now in line for a grant totaling $1.973 billion, which would be the largest transit infrastructure grant ever awarded to CTA.
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The Red Line Extension Project will expand the Red Line from the 95th Street Terminal to 130th Street, and includes four new accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and 130th Street, each of which would offer bus, bike, pedestrian and parking facilities. CTA said that riders are expected to save up to 30 minutes traveling to and from the future 130th Street Station. A new rail yard and rail facilities will also be built.
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