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CTA Red Line Extension 95th to 130th Street
CTA Red Line Extension mainline design-build, contract C22FT102829986 — 5.5 miles from 95th Street to 130th Street, four stations and a new yard — to Walsh VINCI Transit Community Partners
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- Buyer
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Where
- Illinois · Chicago
- Segments
- Track, Civil works, Stations & depots, Signalling, Electrification
- Technology areas
- Track & civil, Signalling & train control
- Status
- In execution — Ground broken at the future Michigan Avenue station in April 2026; station construction begins in 2027 and the extension is to be in service in 2030.
- Value band
- contract value not published
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- RFQ issued 2022 · RFP issued 2023 · Ffga signed January 2025 · Federal funding paused October 2025 · Lawsuit filed March 2026 · Temporary restraining order March 2026 · Funding restored March 2026 · Groundbreaking April 2026 · Station construction starts 2027 · In service 2030
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Ground broken at the future Michigan Avenue station in April 2026; station construction begins in 2027 and the extension is to be in service in 2030. Federal reimbursement was suspended from October 2025 and restored in March 2026 under a court order.
Next step
Recorded award: CTA — Full Funding Grant Agreement of 10 January 2025 pledging of Capital Investment Grant funds for the Red Line Extension, and of Major Capital Investment Grant funding for RPM Phase One and RLE
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- Key dates (10)
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6 sources · all primary
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · CTA Celebrates Start of the Historic Red Line Extension Project by Breaking Ground at the Future Michigan Avenue Station (published 2026-04-24 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · FY2026 Budget Book (President's 2026 Budget Recommendations; FY2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program) (published 2025-10 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · Committee on Finance, Audit and Budget — agenda, 11 March 2026 (purchase and sales award recommendations) (published 2026-03-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · Chicago Transit Authority Sues Federal Government Over Paused Red Line Extension and Red & Purple Modernization Project Funding (published 2026-03-20 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · Red Line Extension (RLE) and Red & Purple Modernization Project Funds Unfrozen (published 2026-03-27 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Chicago Transit Authority · Red Line Extension Project (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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