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10/4/2019
Metra and Union Pacific Railroad announced that on Oct. 8 crews will begin constructing a third track on the UP West commuter line through Maywood, Illinois.
The line through Maywood Station is part of a section of a track that becomes bottlenecked, Metra officials said in a press release. UP and Metra are working to add a third track on the north side of the existing tracks and construct a new inbound platform to alleviate congestion.
Riders at Maywood Station will board the train from a new temporary platform west of Fifth Avenue during the construction period, which is expected to last until spring 2020, Metra officials said.
Meanwhile, Judlau Contracting Inc. next week will continue construction of a new railroad bridge over Lawrence Avenue on Metra’s UP North Line.
The bridge construction is part of a $17.2 million project to replace 11 century-old rail bridges from Grace Street north to Balmoral Avenue on Chicago’s North Side, Metra officials said.