Modernize the CTA.

This federal Project Grant award for $14,735,418.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534), will fund the modernization of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) system. The key activities include retrofitting and rebuilding CTA stations, installing full barrier doors on CTA buses, designing and engineering the modernization of CTA bus garages, and conducting facility assessments. The expected outcomes are to improve the safety of CTA employees and riders, make stations vertically accessible, and gather asset condition information to support the CTA's ongoing system upgrades. The award period is from April 30, 2025 to March 30, 2031.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to modernize the CTA.

Activities

Funds will be used to retrofit and/or rebuild stations install full barrier doors on CTA buses design and engineer the modernization of CTA bus garages design the reconstruction process of CTA stations and conduct facility assessments.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit the modernization of the CTA by improving the safety of CTA employees and riders making stations vertically accessible and gathering necessary asset condition information.

Intended beneficiaries

CTA and the riders that rely on its service will benefit from continued services.