[il-talk] CTA to provide extra service for Election night festival

Tue Nov 4 02:12:48 UTC 2008

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*CTA to Provide Additional and Later Service for Election Night*

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10/31/2008

The Chicago Transit Authority will provide additional service and extend 
the hours of select bus and rail routes serving the Loop until 2 a.m. 
for individuals attending election night events downtown – including the 
Obama Grant Park rally – on Tuesday, November 4. The service plan will 
be similar to that used for the annual July 3 fireworks show, with 
longer trains, additional bus service and later service to accommodate 
attendees. Temporary street closures in the vicinity of Grant Park may 
necessitate reroutes so customers should allow extra travel time.

In addition, due to potentially crowded conditions, bicycles will not be 
allowed on the rail system after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday until 4:00 a.m. 
Wednesday morning. Also, the CTA will begin rush hour service levels 
earlier in the day on Tuesday afternoon to accommodate those who leave 
work early.

CTA service for Monday and Tuesday is as follows:

*_Bus Service_*
Beginning Monday evening, November 3 through Tuesday, Columbus Drive 
will be closed between Congress and Roosevelt. Buses on the #2 Hyde Park 
Express, #6 Jackson Park Express, #14 Jeffery Express, #26 South Shore 
Express, #X28 Stony Island Express and #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express 
buses will be rerouted to adjacent streets.

If additional street or bridge closures are implemented Tuesday evening, 
CTA buses traveling in the vicinity of Grant Park may be impacted with 
intermittent delays or temporary reroutes to adjacent streets.

Later service (until 2 a.m.) leaving downtown will be provided on the 
following eight bus routes on Tuesday:

#3 King Drive
#4 Cottage Grove
#6 Jackson Park Express
#12 Roosevelt

#14 Jeffery Express
#126 Jackson
#146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
#147 Outer Drive Express

Following the rally, northbound customers between Van Buren and Randolph 
who normally board #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #146 Inner Drive/Michigan 
Express, #147 Outer Drive Express and #151 Sheridan buses on Dearborn 
will board these routes on LaSalle Street.

Southbound #2 Hyde Park Express, #3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove, #6 
Jackson Park Express, #14 Jeffery Express, #20 Madison, #26 South Shore 
Express, #X28 Stony Island Express, #29 State, #62 Archer buses will 
board and exit customers on Clark between Van Buren and Randolph. 
Westbound #20 Madison buses will be located on Madison between Dearborn 
and Clark.

*_Rail Service – Tuesday, November 4_*
The CTA will provide rush-hour levels of service immediately following 
the rally.

Service on the *Brown, Pink, Green and Orange Line* trains will be 
extended to serve the Loop until 2:00 a.m.

In addition, the *Blue, Red, Orange and Brown Lines* will continue to 
run eight-car trains throughout the evening.

The *Purple and Yellow Lines* will operate from Howard until 2 a.m.

Bicycles will not be allowed on the rail system after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 
until 4:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.

*_Fare Information_*
To speed travel and reduce lines, customers are encouraged to buy 
farecards in advance with sufficient value or to add enough value to 
their existing farecards (either the Chicago Card or magnetic strip 
Transit Card) for their return trips.

Bus customers who use CTA fare media pay $1.75 to ride and may transfer 
for 25 cents. Rail customers who use Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus 
pay $1.75 and transfers are an additional 25 cents. For rail customers 
who use a magnetic strip transit card, or for customers who pay cash on 
either the bus or rail system, the fare is $2. Transfers are not 
available for customers paying fares in cash.

Parking is available for approximately 6,800 cars at facilities adjacent 
to 18 CTA rail stations, mainly at terminals, throughout the CTA system. 
Rates are $3 at Rosemont and Forest Park and $2 at all other locations. 
Park & Ride locations are listed on CTA’s system map and on the CTA web 
site, www.transitchicago.com <http://www.transitchicago.com> . Customers 
also may obtain information on Park & Ride facilities by calling 
836-7000 from any local area code.

For details about all CTA service call 836-7000 (all local area codes) 
or visit the CTA web site at www.transitchicago.com 
<http://www.transitchicago.com> to use the travel planner feature.

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