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Article: CTA Montrose, Addison stations close for renovation.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
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- Railway Track and Structures
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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The Chicago Transit Authority Montrose and Addison stations on the Brown Line temporarily closed for renovation on Saturday, December 2, for 12 months while construction crews work to upgrade and extend platforms, rebuild the station houses and make the stations accessible to customers with disabilities.
Improvements at both the Montrose and Addison stations will include new station houses, new elevators and wheelchair-accessible turnstiles, longer platforms to accommodate eight-car trains instead of the current six-car trains, security cameras, brighter lighting, tactile edging on the platforms and upgraded public address systems.
Over the course of the ...