Chicago Transit Authority awarded a USD 152.9 million contract to Kiewit-Aldridge AJV through a competitive bidding process for a USD 207 million track signalling improvement project on the Blue Line. This is the first major signalling upgrade since the Blue Line was extended by 13 km from Jefferson Park to O’Hare in the early 1980s.
The project is part of the “Your New Blue” programme which envisages a USD 492 million investment for Blue Line O’Hare branch. This includes major station renovations and track improvements that will make commuting more comfortable, reliable and convenient and will reduce round-trip commutes by up to 10 minutes.
“The Blue Line O’Hare branch has been a workhorse of the CTA rail system for more than 30 years, and has continually contributed to the improvements in communities along the line. As ridership has grown, we are committed to making the investments necessary that provide better rail service to our Blue Line customers through the number of projects that have been completed and are still to come,” CTA President Dorval Carter said.
The upcoming projects involve track signal work between Jefferson Park and O’Hare, substation upgrades that increases power to run trains, renovations of five stations (Grand, Division, Chicago, Jefferson Park and Belmont).
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