One of the Loop\u2019s oldest and busiest elevated stations is about to be out of commission for three years.<\/p>\n
The CTA State\/Lake station is set to close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction that won\u2019t end until sometime in 2029, city officials announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
Trains will bypass the station for the duration of the work. The station, built in 1895, serves the Brown, Green, Orange and Pink and Purple lines. The adjacent Red Line subway station at Lake won\u2019t be affected.<\/p>\n
The planned station<\/a> will feature platforms that are twice as wide, new elevators for full ADA accessibility, a glass canopy and improved lighting and visibility.<\/p>\n A 2021 design rendering of a new State\/Lake L station.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The design of the project, led by the Chicago Department of Transportation, was released in 2021<\/a>. At the time, the city estimated the total cost at $180 million. But the price tag has ballooned since then to $444 million, a CDOT spokesperson said Thursday.<\/p>\n The city has been working toward this project for some time. In 2017, then Mayor Rahm Emanuel\u2019s administration announced<\/a> a $56 million federal grant to fund the project. Back then, the city estimated the project would cost more than $75 million, then the price of the Washington\/Wabash station rebuild.<\/p>\n Demolition will affect road traffic around State and Lake.<\/p>\n Lake Street will be closed to vehicle traffic intermittently starting Dec. 8 to prepare the site for demolition, the city said. Once the station closes, Lake Street will be limited to local traffic between Dearborn Street and Wabash Avenue.<\/p>\n A revised CTA rail map includes the closure of the State\/Lake station.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Traffic lanes will also shift on State Street.<\/p>\n The existing southbound closure of State Street will be extended from Wacker Drive to Washington Street. Northbound State Street will have its lanes reopened to alleviate congestion issues.<\/p>\n Sidewalks on Lake Street and State Street will remain open to pedestrians, officials said.<\/p>\n For more information about the project and to sign up for updates, visit www.statelakestation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"unnamed.png\"](\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/88ffa35\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/704x711+0+0\/resize\/840x848!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F0b%2F4b59d2a241c1b4d9d770b5b14bb7%2Funnamed.png\")
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