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5/5/2022
Metra, Illinois and local government officials yesterday held a groundbreaking ceremony for a project designed to rehabilitate the 147th Street/Sibley Boulevard Station in Harvey.
Starting May 16, the station will be closed for 12 to 15 months so crews can complete the first major upgrades to the station in 30 years. The project calls for replacing the existing concrete platform with a longer-lasting composite material and replacing the headhouse and shelters. Also, a canopy and elevator access to the platform will be built. Street-level upgrades will include a new entrance with a covered staircase, bicycle parking and improved pathways and lighting.
The $20 million project is being funded by the state's Rebuild Illinois program, the Federal Transit Administration and a Cook County "Invest in Cook" grant.
“When I proposed the state’s $45 billion Rebuild Illinois capital plan, it was with the direct purpose of modernizing transportation infrastructure like the 147th Street/Sibley Metra station, which had been neglected for far too long,” said Gov. J.B. Pritzker in a press release.