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CTA Track Slow Zone Remediation Project Overview

Learn about the Evanston CTA track maintenance project, its scope, benefits, schedule, and efforts to lessen community impact.

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CTA Track Slow Zone Remediation Project Overview

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  1. Evanston Slow Zone Remediation CTA Track Maintenance April 22, 2013

  2. Today’s Presentation • Background • Project Scope and Benefits • What to Expect • Tentative Project Schedule • Track Renewal Process • Efforts to Lessen Community Impact

  3. Background • Originally constructed in 1908-12 • Track last renewed in 1976 • Typical useful life of 25 years • Currently over 6,700 feet (16%) of track-related slow zones

  4. Project Scope & Benefits • Goal to mitigate slow zones until a major renewal is funded • Selective track & spot tie renewal • Project Duration: 7 Months • Work will occur under single tracks on nights and weekends • Over 6000 ties replaced • Customers will experience a smoother, faster ride

  5. Project Scope & Benefits

  6. What to Expect • Sunday through Thursday night work occurring between 9PM and 4:30AM • Weekend daytime work between 7AM and 7PM • Noise as work occurs • Work zone lighting • Minor delays to service and boarding changes during single track operation • Regular track maintenance will continue weekdays 9AM – 2:30PM

  7. Tentative Project Schedule Construction Notices will be distributed to adjacent properties before work begins in each area.

  8. Track Renewal Process • Tie handler • distributes new ties • cleans up old ties

  9. Track Renewal Process • Tie inserter • Removes old ties • Inserts new ties

  10. Track Renewal Process • Production Spiker • Drives spikes into ties

  11. Track Renewal Process • Ballast cars • Drops new stone ballast to fill in the track

  12. Track Renewal Process • Ballast Regulator • Distributes and shapes new stone ballast

  13. Track Renewal Process • Production Tamper • Sets track alignment • Tamps (compacts) stone ballast • Creates a solid, smooth ride

  14. Efforts to Lessen Community Impact • Pre-construction coordination meetings with Evanston city officials • Biggest, most disruptive work will occur in spring and fall • Structured work shift so that loudest work occurs before midnight • Biggest production will occur on weekends during the day • Presentation to City Council members outlining project scope and schedule • Distribution of construction activity notices prior to beginning work in a given area • CTA Contact: Ryan Mouw, rmouw@transitchicago.com

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