CHICAGO — The Red Line's Harrison Station unveiling Wednesday gave Chicago a look at the rehabbed facility, which features more energy-efficient lighting, repaired stairways and new canopies, among other changes.
The $10 million rehabilitation began in April, but more improvements will be made as the CTA adds train tracker displays, surveillance cameras, blue light telephones and an updated speaker system. The project is part of a larger update to more than 20 stations on the Red Line.
“Modernizing our transit system is an investment in Chicago’s future,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to a news release. “Providing students, employees and residents in the South Loop with world-class transit is a critical component to helping growing our region’s economy and increasing the quality of life in Chicago.”
The station is used by about 1.4 million people per year, according to the news release, and the construction work required station service to be suspended during five weekends.
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