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$84 Million More Public Transportation Construction for Chicago

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2018 is quickly becoming a banner year for Chicago public transportation. Last month saw the approval for O'Hare's $8.4 billion renovation and this month brings Metra's $84 million in rail construction projects.

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VIDEO: Chicago Demolition Firm Uses Barge, not Trucks, to Transport Waste

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Patrick Heneghan, the company’s president, credited the use of barges on the Chicago River, as a key.… Although the team had 90 days to complete the project, they finished the project one week early.

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Great Chicago Fire Slows Down Road Construction

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A $134 million Illinois Department of Transportation project on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is experiencing unforeseen delays in part due to recycling done in 1871.

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Chicago Railroad Makeover Starts Next Spring

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It takes about 30 hours for a freight train to make it through Chicago. Chicago's rail transportation system is massive, impressive, unmatched anywhere else in the country, and suffering from a tangled spaghetti bowl of rail lines that require (video) eight rail lines to mingle, merging five lines into just two lines.

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Workin' On Chicago's Southside Railroad Starts Next Spring

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It takes about 30 hours for a freight train to make it through Chicago. Chicago's rail transportation system is massive, impressive, unmatched anywhere else in the country, and suffering from a tangled spaghetti bowl of rail lines that require (video) eight rail lines to mingle, merging five lines into just two lines.

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$1.1 Billion and 6K Jobs for Chicago Transit Authority

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Chicago has one of the world's best commuter transportation systems and it is about to get even better. The northern part of Chicago's Red Line that connects the South Side to the Edge of Evanston will be reconstructed thanks to President Obama's signature on a federal grant for nearly $1.1

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Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions

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The City of Chicago recently put out the LaSalle Reimagined Initiative IFP , which, in the words of Department of Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara, aims to “create hundreds of homes, including much-needed affordable housing in the city's central business district.”