CTA blue, red line weekend maintenance

Maintenance work will affect overnight Blue and Red Line passengers this weekend Downtown and on the Near North Side.

Extra travel time is recommended.

Blue Line trains in both directions will operate on the same track between the Grand and LaSalle stations from 10 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday and again late-Saturday into early-Sunday, according to the CTA’s Web site.

The change is because of track maintenance work.

As a result, passengers must board and exit all trains on the O’Hare-bound side of the platform at the Clark/Lake, Washington, Monroe and Jackson stations, the CTA said.

On the Red Line, trains in both directions will operate on the same track between the Lake and North/Clybourn stations from 11 p.m. Sunday until 4 a.m. Monday, the CTA said.

Passengers must board and exit all trains on the 95 Street-bound platform at the Grand, Chicago and Clark/Division stations.

Minor delays are expected and passengers should allow extra travel time.

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