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Red Line Extension: CTA outlines $2.9B in awards, community office, demolition progress and DBE participation

Chicago Transit Authority Board · September 12, 2025
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CTA presented a monthly construction report for the Red Line Extension: ~20 contracts in the program, $2.9 billion awarded to date, pending awards of ~$638 million, advanced demolition of roughly 76 of 85 structures, community and project offices opening near 111th, and $260M+ awarded to 116 DBE firms so far.

Bill Mooney and Juan Pablo Prieto provided a comprehensive construction update on the Red Line Extension program. Mooney said the RLE program is being delivered through approximately 20 contracts, centered on a major design‑build contract awarded to Walsh Vinci with about $2.9 billion in awards to date and roughly $638 million remaining in pending awards. Staff secured a full…

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