BusHunter Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 According to the red eye, they asked Claypool if the station was going to open as scheduled this winter and he said next spring!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GuEswXOXo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorTank1229 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 According to the red eye, they asked Claypool if the station was going to open as scheduled this winter and he said next spring!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GuEswXOXo Next spring? But they said it would be done by the end of the year.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Next spring? But they said it would be done by the end of the year.. Project management, or the weather, isn't what it once was. Also, it isn't Claypool's project (CDOT instead). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniorz Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 He also stated that the McCormick Place Station wouldn't open until late spring (April-May) at the Chicago Press Club Lunchin last month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Here's some pictures CTA put out on it's Facebook page of the station and stationhouse. Maybe they should have made the tube have glass sections instead of metal, looks a little claustrophobic. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.763184060437886.1073741920.134339103322388&type=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Here's some pictures CTA put out on it's Facebook page of the station and stationhouse. Maybe they should have made the tube have glass sections instead of metal, looks a little claustrophobic. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.763184060437886.1073741920.134339103322388&type=1 Metal tube seems consistent with 35th, where the idea was to deflect noise away from the new IIT buildings. This sort of looks like Dallas Cowboys stadium, with the spectator area covered, but the center not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 My contact at the CTA says that Cermak McCormick Place/Green line will open on February 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Are they sure about that??? https://www.dropbox.com/s/33hamhuh2ai3if2/2015-01-28%2015.58.07.mov?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Are they sure about that??? https://www.dropbox.com/s/33hamhuh2ai3if2/2015-01-28%2015.58.07.mov?dl=0 Although that shows some construction work left to be done, I figure Emanuel needs some press coverage about his "personal" efforts about that time before the election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Are they sure about that??? https://www.dropbox.com/s/33hamhuh2ai3if2/2015-01-28%2015.58.07.mov?dl=0 Hey since when does the tube have see thru tinted glass? That's in your video!! What the metal has cutaway portions for glass? Yeah according to management, that's the date. Things could change between here and there but it should be around that date if they can't make that deadline. I did say putting up train tracker signs means they're close to completion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwantae Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 That was quick, I drove by it on State & Cermak last night and it looks almost done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Although that shows some construction work left to be done, I figure Emanuel needs some press coverage about his "personal" efforts about that time before the election. Oh man, that would've been interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniorz Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 My contact at the CTA says that Cermak McCormick Place/Green line will open on February 9th. Wow! That station doesn't even looked finished, but one of the workers on-site said that the station should be ready late February- early March, but February 9th, expect some entrances to not be in service if that is the anticipating opening date. I would think more of March 9th instead of February 9th, WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyerMCI Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 How long did Morgan and Oakton-Skokie take to build, barring any setbacks? Will they immediately start building Washington/Wabash next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniorz Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Morgan and Oakton/Skokie took about a year and some change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 How long did Morgan and Oakton-Skokie take to build, barring any setbacks? Will they immediately start building Washington/Wabash next? I thought they were supposed to do Washington/Wabash starting this Spring, but I think the Quincy/Wells station rehab is ahead of it. DNA.info has a story that Jefferson Park is going to install a new crosswalk on Milwaukee for the station, they've allocated 1.5 million in construction funding to help with the station rehab, but they need to pass it by the city council. They said that would be in March. So no construction there untll at least then. Here's a link on that http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150123/jefferson-park/jefferson-park-transit-center-renovation-get-5m-from-tif-districts All these Red line subway closures on the weekend have been for Clark/Division. They have been painting the SB tunnel wall and installing the framework that's going to hold the acoustical panels. There's one at the NW corner of the station done probably as an example of the completed work. They've also been taking down a few wooden walls on the platform exposing the new tiles. So they are trying to get that finished maybe by the Spring/Summer also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KedziePink Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looks like the CTA is already relocating the #21 stops next week to serve the station. #21 Cermak Bus Stop Relocations Effective 7am, Fri, Feb 7 How does this affect my trip? The eastbound #21 Cermak stops at the southwest corners of Cermak/State and Cermak/Wabash, and the westbound stop located at the northeast corner of Cermak/State will be relocated mid-block on Cermak between State and Wabash. Board #21 Cermak buses in both directions in front of the new Cermak-McCormick Place (accessible) Green Line station. Why is service being changed? Bus stops are being relocated for the convenience of customers transferring between #21 Cermak buses and the Green Line at the new Cermak-McCormick Place station. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter.pyterek Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looks like the CTA is already relocating the #21 stops next week to serve the station. #21 Cermak Bus Stop Relocations Effective 7am, Fri, Feb 7 How does this affect my trip? The eastbound #21 Cermak stops at the southwest corners of Cermak/State and Cermak/Wabash, and the westbound stop located at the northeast corner of Cermak/State will be relocated mid-block on Cermak between State and Wabash. Board #21 Cermak buses in both directions in front of the new Cermak-McCormick Place (accessible) Green Line station. Why is service being changed? Bus stops are being relocated for the convenience of customers transferring between #21 Cermak buses and the Green Line at the new Cermak-McCormick Place station.It's in the Weekday Changes, but there's no customer alert for it. And "Fri, Feb 7" is incorrect; it's supposed to say either "Fri, Feb 6" or "Sat, Feb 7". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniorz Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 It's in the Weekday Changes, but there's no customer alert for it. And "Fri, Feb 7" is incorrect; it's supposed to say either "Fri, Feb 6" or "Sat, Feb 7". The date is incorrect, but the notice is not posted on the CTA website yet.The alert is posted to customers that have enrolled for the "CTA Alerts" through their emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Someone brought to my attention the auto show at McCormick Place starts on feb 14th, so no wonder they want Green line's Cermak station to be open that week!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniorz Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Someone brought to my attention the auto show at McCormick Place starts on feb 14th, so no wonder they want Green line's Cermak station to be open that week!! Make's sense, expect those crews to be pulling 10 to 12 hours shifts between now and Friday Morning up until 7:00am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hilkevitch says 2016. Have to wonder if this is a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorTank1229 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Hilkevitch says 2016. Have to wonder if this is a mistake. In the condition the station is in now, I think it a mistake. But the weather conditions could delay the work by a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl12383 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Its confirmed, the Cermak green Line station opens on Sunday. Press conference with the mayor scheduled for Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorTank1229 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looks like the CTA is already relocating the #21 stops next week to serve the station. #21 Cermak Bus Stop Relocations Effective 7am, Fri, Feb 7 How does this affect my trip? The eastbound #21 Cermak stops at the southwest corners of Cermak/State and Cermak/Wabash, and the westbound stop located at the northeast corner of Cermak/State will be relocated mid-block on Cermak between State and Wabash. Board #21 Cermak buses in both directions in front of the new Cermak-McCormick Place (accessible) Green Line station. Why is service being changed? Bus stops are being relocated for the convenience of customers transferring between #21 Cermak buses and the Green Line at the new Cermak-McCormick Place station. And now we got this alert on the CTA website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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