The City and CTA will build a new Damen stop to fill the 1.5-mile gap between the Green Line’s Ashland and California stations.
Slated for opening in 2023, the station finally will provide el access to many nearby public housing residents as well as United Center attendees and workers in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor.
According to the CTA, the Damen Station will comply with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. Besides being accessible, it will include two elevators, one on each side of the station; one point of entry; various points of exit; a grand staircase and escalator visible through the station’s glass façade, which will guide arriving passengers up to the platform level; and a crossover glass-enclosed bridge that will give passengers an easier connection between the inbound and outbound train platforms.
Call Burnett at (312) 432-1995. For the CTA, log on to www.transitchicago.com.
—Joseland Nixon