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11/10/2023
Metra yesterday announce it will close the 103rd Street/Rosemoor Station on Chicago’s Metra Electric Line for a full reconstruction project starting Nov. 20.
The project, which will include making the station accessible to persons with disabilities, will take seven months to a year to complete, Metra officials said in a press release.
The work is part of the Metra Electric Community Initiative, a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan to transform 13 stations on the line. Three of those stations — 103rd Street/Rosemoor, 79th Street/Chatham and 87th Street/Woodruff — are undergoing rehab work under the same $33.9 million contract.
When completed, all three stations will feature enclosed, ADA-accessible street-level entrances and lobbies with elevators; new stairs and headhouses; new composite deck platforms; and new lighting and signage. "This project aims to bring modern and accessible public transit facilities to these communities," said Metra CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski.
The contract for construction at all three stations was awarded to IHC Construction Cos. LLC. Metra is funding the work with its share of funds from the Rebuild Illinois capital program.