Edgewater Metra Station

Edgewater’s Metra Station Could Debut This Fall, But Ridge Avenue Will Close In June For Bridge Work

EDGEWATER — Edgewater’s long-anticipated Metra station is drawing closer to completion, but Ridge Avenue must first shut down so workers can finish repairs on a nearby bridge.
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Work on the station is slated to wrap up this fall, when the long-awaited station will open to the public, project managers said at the community meeting.

Its opening will end a decade-long effort to bring a Metra station to Edgewater.

Announced in 2012, the Peterson-Ridge station has been the victim of the state’s years-long budget impasse and then permitting issues with the city.

After finally securing funding in 2019, the project’s groundbreaking was pushed back to spring 2021. The project was stalled once again when the Department of Water Management rejected Metra’s plans for environmentally friendly permeable pavers, saying such plans could jeopardize water main pipes below the site.
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