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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego

One random note on an upcoming CTA project that has received little publicity: renovation of Cermak-Chinatown on the Red Line. The primary purpose of the project is a reconstruction of the Cermak stationhouse to repair damage from the truck crash a couple years ago and add an elevator to make the station ADA compliant. However, an added bonus is that in order to aid in construction phasing, CTA will construct an auxiliary entrance on the north side of the station at Archer, which will make the station more attractive to: (a) some South Loopers (b) shoppers heading to and from the China Place/Chinatown Square mall, (c) riders transferring from the #62.

Project is mostly funded with Stimulus/ARRA money.

Since no one replied to my timing question about this, I emailed the CTA to see if they would tell me. Here's their response:

Thank you for your inquiry.

We are currently in the process of getting our building permits and expect to start construction by the end of the year.

We hope this information is helpful.