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CTA Red and Purple Modernization (RPM)
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CTA Red and Purple Modernization (RPM)
@CTARPM
Chicago @CTA’s RPM Project modernizes our public transportation system to strengthen communities, serve riders and stimulate inclusive economic growth.
Joined August 2020
- 🏠The Historic #Vautravers Building has arrived in its new location! In about 24 hours, the 127-year-old building was moved approximately 30 feet west and 10 feet south toward N Clark Street. Check out this time-lapse video of the move below! ⌛️ #CTARPM
00:00 - 🚆The #RedPurpleBypass is OPEN! Customers can ride on the new Bypass from Belmont to Southport. The Bypass is the first new, permanent main line track added to @cta since the Orange Line opened in 1993. Here's a look at the first train! #CTARPM
00:00 - 🚆 The final piece of the #RedPurpleBypass begins moving into place today! The tracks pictured left will slide in between the Bypass and regular tracks to connect the pathway. Here's an overhead look from Belmont. We expect full rides on the Bypass in November! 🎉 #CTARPM
00:00- 🛤️ The #RedPurpleBypass is officially connected at Belmont station! Check out this time-lapse video of the final attachment being slid into place. Customers can expect to begin riding Kimball-bound Brown Line trains on the Bypass this month! 🙌 #CTARPM
00:00 - Big milestone for CTA’s Red Purple Modernization Project: Four new tracks are now running north of Belmont, replacing a 100-year-old junction! Up next this summer: New Red Line stations at Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn and Bryn Mawr. #CTARPM
00:00 - 🤩 The new track structure between Belmont and Addison is now in service in both directions! Plus, take a look at the Red-Purple Bypass bypass-ing. ⭐ #CTARPM
00:00 - 👀 We are DONE installing concrete bridge segments over streets! The construction gantry has passed W. Lawrence Ave., meaning the new Red Line track bridge is nearly complete. We're getting closer to opening the new tracks and four new stations in 2025! #CTARPM
- 🚨 Alert: The new #RedPurpleBypass opens tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 19! The new Bypass carries Kimball-bound (northbound) Brown Line trains over north- and southbound Red and Purple Line tracks just north of Belmont station to remove traffic jams at this intersection.
- 🏗️ The first new piece of track segment for the Lawrence-Bryn Mawr Modernization project has arrived! The segments are manufactured offsite in Morris, IL, to minimize impacts to the community. The #RPMGantry system will begin placing the new foundation segments this week! #CTARPM
- 👀 Notice something different? Check out the new station platform at the future Bryn Mawr Red Line station vs. the old station! With 22-foot-wide platforms vs. just 12-foot-wide platforms, we have room for elevators, escalators and mobility devices. #Accessibility #ADA #CTARPM
- Saying goodbye to our construction gantry system!. We're done installing concrete segments that have built 1.3 miles of a brand-new Red and Purple line track bridge, which will stand for the next 100 years! #CTARPM
