Overview
- Brown, Green, Orange, Pink and Purple line trains will continue to run in the Loop but will bypass State/Lake, with transfers directed to Clark/Lake or Washington/Wabash.
- The Lake Red Line subway station stays open, and new wayfinding signs now route riders seeking an elevated transfer to Washington/Wabash.
- Lake Street is limited to local traffic between Dearborn and Wabash starting Monday, and southbound State Street is closed from Wacker to Washington, though sidewalks and bus stops remain open.
- Demolition and decommissioning are scheduled overnight from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., with daytime construction planned from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The project is budgeted at $444 million with most funding from federal sources, and the redesign by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill includes wider platforms plus improved visibility.