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CTA Reopens Four North Side Red Line Stations With Modern Upgrades

Renovations feature elevators, digital screens, widened platforms, new turnstiles, community art, with under-track redevelopment set to start next year ahead of a planned South Side extension.

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Overview

  • Argyle, Bryn Mawr, Lawrence and Berwyn stations reopened on July 20 after closing in 2021 for extensive rebuilding.
  • The $2.1 billion first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Project began in 2019 and includes these station overhauls.
  • Upgrades deliver full ADA accessibility, overhead canopies, real-time train-tracking displays and new fare machines.
  • Local artists contributed site-specific artwork to reflect the character of each neighborhood station.
  • CTA plans to repurpose 10 blocks under the elevated tracks into public amenities starting next year and break ground on a $5.75 billion, 5.5-mile Red Line extension