EVANSTON SLOW ZONE REMEDIATION

CTA Track MaintenanceApril 22, 2013

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TODAY’S PRESENTATION• Background• Project Scope and Benefits• What to Expect• Tentative Project Schedule• Track Renewal Process• Efforts to Lessen Community Impact

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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

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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

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PROJECT SCOPE & BENEFITS

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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

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TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULEPhase

Affected Wards

Track Footage

Track Slow Zone May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Mulford St. to South Blvd. 3, 8, 9 700 ft

South Blvd. to Lee St. 3, 4, 9 3700 ft 2875 ft

Lee St. to Church St. 2, 3, 4 5200 ft 2732 ft

Church St. to Milburn St. 1, 2, 5, 7 4100 ft 821 ft

Milburn St. to Isabella St. 7 3300 ft 1454 ft

Isabella St. to Linden 7 500 ft

Construction Notices will be distributed to adjacent properties before work begins in each area.

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSTie handler • distributes new ties • cleans up old ties

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSTie inserter• Removes old ties• Inserts new ties

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSProduction Spiker• Drives spikes into ties

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSBallast cars• Drops new stone ballast to fill in the track

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSBallast Regulator• Distributes and shapes new stone ballast

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TRACK RENEWAL PROCESSProduction Tamper• Sets track alignment• Tamps (compacts) stone ballast• Creates a solid, smooth ride

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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