Taking The Blue Line To O’Hare This Weekend? Allow Extra Time As CTA Does Track Work

JEFFERSON PARK — Blue Line riders heading to and from O’Hare International Airport will need to allow extra time to catch flights this weekend while the Chicago Transit Authority conducts track maintenance on the Northwest Side. Shuttle buses will replace trains between the Jefferson Park and Harlem stations on the O’Hare branch starting at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing until 4 a.m. Monday, according to the CTA. Trains will continue running between O’Hare and Harlem, as well as between Jefferson Park, Downtown and Forest Park. Riders traveling through the affected stretch will have to get on and off shuttle buses to complete their trips. The CTA said the work is intended to provide a “safer, smoother commute” and is funded through the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. Shuttles will pick up passengers at the Jefferson Park bus terminal stop A. At Harlem, buses will depart from the terminal’s south bays near Harlem Avenue. The CTA is advising riders to allow for extra travel time. Train tracker estimates will also be affected during the work. Regular Blue Line service is expected to resume Monday morning. ______________________________________________________________________ Support Local News! Subscribe to Block Club Chicago , an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods. Already subscribe? Click here to gift a subscription , or you can support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation. Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast: Are Illinois Republicans An Endangered Species After The Blue Tsunami? Episode play icon Are Illinois Republicans An Endangered Species After The Blue Tsunami? Episode play icon From Stoves To Overhead Heat: The History Of The CTA’s Warming Lamps Episode play icon Should Chicago Have Public Festival Grounds? It’s On The Ballot. Load More Search Results placeholder Previous Episode Show Episodes List Next Episode