CTA breaks ground on Red Line extension's first new station as federal funding threat remains unresolved

Friday's ceremonial groundbreaking kicked off construction on the $5.7 billion project, which will add four new stations to the Red Line, taking it from 95th Street to a new endpoint at 130th Street.
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Opinion: The Red Line extension costs too much and does too little

At $3.6 billion, the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line extension to 130th Street will be, on a cost-per-ride basis, one of the most expensive rail transit projects in the world. It will siphon ...