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Article: CTA's Skokie Swift shutdown is for the best
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 9, 1991
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As everyone who commutes to work knows, this summer is one filled
with construction projects. . . . One project that has drawn some
attention on your editorial pages recently has been the $15-million
project to replace the track bed, ties and rails on the five-mile
Skokie Swift route.
The CTA had originally hoped to complete that work on weekends
only. But that plan was changed, beginning Monday. The Skokie Swift
is now temporarily closed. Free shuttle buses will operate from the
Dempster Street station to Howard Street, where riders can connect
for downtown.
But that obviously will mean a longer commute for Skokie Swift
riders, and the CTA sincerely regrets this inconvenience. Several ...