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CTA reports near‑completion of Red Line Extension property acquisitions; agrees IGA with MWRD with multimillion dollar mitigations
Summary
CTA infrastructure staff told the Finance Committee the Red Line Extension property acquisitions are nearly complete and presented multiple purchase and relocation ordinances plus an intergovernmental agreement with MWRD that includes multimillion‑dollar mitigation reimbursements.
CTA infrastructure staff told the Finance Committee the Red Line Extension (RLE) property acquisition program has reached a major milestone: nearly all identified parcels have been acquired or are in final settlement, and staff sought board approvals for several property purchases, relocation payments and an intergovernmental agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD).
Acquisitions and relocation payments: Bill Mooney, Chief Infrastructure Officer, reported the RLE acquisition program originally identified just over 200 parcels under Ordinance 022‑118 (passed in October 2022) and that continued design refinement reduced the count to about 193 parcels; with the ordinances presented at the committee the project is essentially "bought out" except for one remaining parcel under final agreement. Staff briefed three specific property…
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