Metra’s Rock Island Line will be shut down this weekend

Metra’s Rock Island Line will be closed this weekend for construction along the line in Chicago.The line runs from Joliet to LaSalle Station in Chicago.Service is scheduled to be restored in time for the Monday morning rush, according to a news release from the city of Joliet.The closure will begin Friday night with the last outbound Rock Island mainline train from Chicago to Joliet (Train 511) departing LaSalle Street Station at 8:25 p.m., according to the release.For inbound service, the last train on Friday (Train 512) will depart Joliet at 6:25 p.m. The outage is required for construction of the new Metra railroad bridge at Auburn Park Station at 79th Street in Chicago, according to the release.As part of the station construction, the Metra bridges above the Norfolk Southern freight tracks at that location need to be raised.This outage will enable the second phase of this bridge lift. Future weekend outages are required to complete this project and will be announced at a later date