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5/6/2019
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) last week began construction on a new $60 million station that will service the Green Line at Damen Avenue and Lake Street.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Walter Burnett and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and CTA officials held a groundbreaking ceremony May 3 to mark the start of construction on the station's foundation.
Construction of the new station house is expected to start later this year and be completed in 2021, CTA officials said in a press release.
Once completed, the fully ADA-accessible station will serve the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, the United Center and surrounding residential area on Chicago's near West Side.
“The station’s location will allow users to seamlessly connect with CTA buses, or to use bike share or walk to nearby destinations. And it will support local neighborhood growth and job creation while providing the capacity to serve large crowds attending events at the United Center,” said CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld.
Designed by Chicago architecture firm Perkins Will, the station will feature a glass facade, grand stair case and escalator and a glass bridge.