Project Management Oversight (PMO) Capital Projects
The RTA is responsible for ensuring that the Service Boards are spending capital funds and managing their capital projects effectively and efficiently. The RTA conducts periodic project reviews with Service Board project managers to ensure that capital projects are being implemented according to scope, on schedule, within budget and according to established project management guidelines.
Each project listed below is being actively monitored by RTA’s PMO team. Reporting data is provided that includes, Project Start Date, Project End Date, Budget Status, Schedule Status and Current Activities. These projects are also part of the overall Regional Capital Program which can be viewed separately here.
PMO also produces semi-annual reports that cover all projects that are being monitored. These reports can be found on the Project Management Oversight site. The latest report is the December 2024 Project Management Oversight report.
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| + | CTA | 5000 Series Rail Car Quarter Life Overhaul | Rolling Stock | Rail | $1,899,057 | $1,899,057 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
5000 Series Qtr. Overhaul - 714 Cars - The scope of this project is to provide for the Quarter?Life Overhaul on the 5000?Series rail cars. Schedule maintenance will include major component rebuilds and needed repairs to the car bodies. Additional work may include: replacing control groups, air conditioning units, truck assemblies, including traction motors, cables, batteries, brake calipers, axle assemblies, interior seat modification and other critical components based on condition assessment.
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PMO:
^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
As of the beginning of May, 574 out of 714 cars have completed the overhaul process. CTA continues to receive material kits and overhaul cars. CTA forces decreased the overhaul rate from 14 cars per month down to 10 rail cars and will go down to 8 rail cars per month for the remainder of this project to match previous overhaul rates.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | Parking Lot Improvements | Stations & Passenger Facilities | Rail | $1,785,000 | $5,875,000 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project will fund major parking lot renovations throughout the system. Parking lots have a shorter useful life than stations, therefore, must be overhauled even if the station does not require rehabilitation. Project activities may include but are not limited to, parking surface grinding, asphalt peeling, asphalt resurfacing, blacktop seal coating, patch repairs, new or replacement signage, and the repair or replacement of collection boxes as needed.
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PMO:
^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Activities for the National Street parking lot and the Evanston Main Street parking lot were completed this reporting period. These projects are in closeout and final invoices remain. Additional locations for work are being identified.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | Systemwide Cameras | N/A | Rail | $1,340,000 | $1,890,000 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project consists of adding up to 600 cameras per year throughout the Metra system. Installation on the Rock Island (RI) Line and the Southwest Service (SWS) Line, this project may support up to 1,300 cameras to be installed at all grade crossings and the 23 existing depots on the RI and SWS. Project expenses may including, but are not limited to, cameras and associated wiring and masts. This is a multi-year, phase-funded project.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Camera licenses, security cameras, SD cards, and accessories were purchased, and installation completed. IP cameras and equipment purchases are currently underway and are 26% complete.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | CTA | Substation Roof Repairs - Phase III | Support Facilities & Equipment | Rail | $1,064,121 | $4,940,000 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
Funding will be targeted to replace substation roofs that are worn, damaged, and beyond their life expectancies. Locations include Skokie, Douglas, Kolmar, Archer, Edmunds, Gage, Pershing, and Springfield substations.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Construction has been completed. The roof replacements at seven substations have been completed as well as repairs to the building envelope at O’Hare substation. This project is currently in the close out phase. This is the last report on this project.
Last Updated 12.19.2024 |
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| + | Metra | 79th St., 87th St, 103rd St. Stations Metra Electric | Stations & Passenger Facilities | Rail | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Behind Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project funds the complete rehabilitation of the 79th Street, 87th Street and 103rd Street Stations in Chicago along with the Metra Electric (ME) Line. The project scope includes the repair or replacement of aging shelter enclosures, station lighting upgrades, and platform renovation work. Additional project elements may include but are not limited to, sidewalk repairs, upgraded bike facilities, landscape enhancements, bench repairs, and other related work as needed. The station will be made fully ADA accessible upon completion of the project.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
To reduce the impact on customers, the work is done in stages so that no more than two of the stations are closed at one time. 79th Street station is the first one to undergo construction followed by 103rd Street station and 87th Street station. The 79th Street Station reached substantial completion in December 2024. The 103rd Street station was substantially completed in February 2025. At 87th Street Station, the contractor is working on framing, reinforcing and pouring the walls and stairs at the lower and upper level headhouse. Work is also ongoing on the platform footings and installation of platform steel.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | Shelters | Stations & Passenger Facilities | Rail | $1,000,000 | $2,240,000 | Behind Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project will fund the installation of shelters at stations across the entire Metra system to provide passengers with climate-controlled waiting space. Multiple project locations will be designed and constructed in bundled packages. Related improvements may be included in the project construction phase such as new pathways, retaining walls, staircases, handrails, accessibility elements, signage, and other minor improvements.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Aluminum shelters continue to be installed throughout the system. As of this reporting period, Western Avenue and Woodstock stations are at 90% design and continuing. Community outreach continues at other locations. Morton Grove, 67th St., 83rd St. are on hold. Procurement packages for the next package of stations are in process.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | UP North Line - South 11 Bridges | Track & Structure | Rail | $1,000,000 | $58,780,000 | Behind Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
The project will remove the 11 existing Union Pacific North (UP-N) Line bridges over local roads and streets in the City of Chicago. The 11 bridges will be replaced with single-span bridges designed with three through plate girders and new abutments. Each bridge will also require a walkway and sacrificial girders along the outer girders. Nearly 2 miles of retaining walls will be replaced and several miles of track, ties, and ballast will be installed. The construction will be staged and phased to ensure that two tracks will remain in service throughout the duration of construction to limit service disruptions.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
This project is in the final design phase. It has been separated into 3 segments. The design for the first segment has been completed. Currently Metra is working with the designer on a construction procurement package and the Issue for Bid documents to be advertised for bid later this year. The advance work on tree removal is in progress. Community outreach activities continue.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | Systemwide Station Signs | Stations & Passenger Facilities | Rail | $720,000 | $31,988,399 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project will replace Metra station identification signs throughout the entire Metra system. A majority of these signs were installed in the early 1980s and are reaching the end of their useful life. The new signs will be designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), coordinate color schemes with the rail line branding, and improve wayfinding to more easily decern the direction of travel from each boarding platform.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Purchase order releases for various types of station signs. Signs continued being fabricated and installed at various stations systemwide during this reporting period.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | PTC Renewal (Engineering) | Electrical, Signal & Communications | Rail | $590,860 | $4,715,860 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project will fund the second phase of the Positive Train Control (PTC) Project. Project funds will update back-office equipment, components, hardware, software, and other equipment that is necessary to maintain safe and consistent operations of Metra’s interoperable PTC system. This project will fund the purchase, installation, and training of a modern, streamlined PTC system to replace the current PTC back office before the end of its useful life. This new system will have an advanced user interface that will provide operational self-checks and will enable safer operations.
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^Total Project Budget is the project budget being tracked by the RTA PMO Group Current Status
Metra continued with installations of the software and hardware units for cars and locomotives during this reporting period. Currently, Metra is processing approximately 30 PTC units per month and completed 419 units. Metra will continue installation and upgrading electronic equipment.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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| + | Metra | Platform Improvements | Stations & Passenger Facilities | Rail | $500,000 | $8,070,000 | On Schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project DetailsDescription
This project funds the rehabilitation or replacement of several passenger boarding platforms each year and may include improvements to access pathways as necessary. Platform cracks, fissures, and buckling will be addressed to ensure the boarding platforms are level and safe. Improvements will be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may include the installation or replacement of deteriorated tactile surfaces with ADA-compliant “truncated dome” surfaces.
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Platform work at Chicago-Ridge, Willow Springs, Mundelein, Jefferson Park, Barrington, Franklin Park, New Lenox, West Hinsdale, Forest Glen, and Wood Dale were completed. Work continued at 103rd Street station platform and is at 40% complete and will start construction on the outbound platform. Work continued at the Oak Lawn station and is at 50% complete. Work is nearing completion at River Forest.
Last Updated 06.10.2025 |
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