CTA Red line commuters will get faster, more reliable service and improved stations — but only after enduring three years of construction that might include station closings — thanks to a long-awaited overhaul unveiled Thursday.
With $646 million in state funding now secured, the CTA can start rebuilding the workhorse line that carries nearly 40 percent of the system’s rail passengers, but travels as slow as 15 mph through much of the South Side.
- The entire project carries a $1 billion price tag, with the state kicking in $702 million, while $255 million is coming from federal sources and $44 million from the city.
Illinois is listed among the worst of the 50 states in paying it's bills and if we recall, trails only California and New York on the road to complete insolvency. Chicago isn't doing much better - or at least we thought Chicago wasn't. That's what Rahm has been saying for months now.