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Metra's Two Ground Breakings
Metra commuter rail in Chicago broke ground May 16 for the system’s first new station since 2011—the Romeoville Station on the Heritage Corridor Line—and earlier this month began construction on renovations to the Healy Station on the Milwaukee North Line.
Romeoville also will be the first new station on the Heritage Corridor Line since Metra’s creation in 1984. The agency expects to complete construction this fall on the first phase of the $4.9 million project, which will support an advanced parking system that allows commuters to pay parking fees with their mobile phones.
“We look forward to the day in the not-too-distant future when we’ll be able to add ‘Romeoville’ to our system maps and to the list of communities served by Metra,” said Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Don Orseno. He recognized Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Romeoville Mayor John Noak for their support of the project.
The previous week, Metra began a $7.3 million renovation project at Healy that will make the station ADA compliant and will feature new platforms, shelters with on-demand heat, canopies, retaining walls, ramps (including a ramp to the outbound platform), stairs and LED lighting.
The Healy Station will remain open during construction, which should take about one year. Funding comes from Metra’s share of proceeds from the state bond program.
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Metra board member John Zediker spoke at ground-breaking ceremonies for the new Romeoville Station. Seated at left are Rep. Dan Lipinski, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Public Transit Caucus, and Romeoville Mayor John Noak.
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