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How much did Chicago CTA - Southwest Orange Line cost to build?

The Orange Line of the Chicago Transit Authority, built as the Southwest Transit Project and called the Midway Line until its colour naming, is the elevated and embanked rapid transit line of about 13 miles from Midway Airport to the Loop, with construction from 1987 and opening on 31 October 1993 after a 1986 federal funding deal. Chicago 'L'.org calls it the 500 million dollar line.

Reported project cost

$500 million

Cost basis: 1993

Photo by Norma Fernandez of the Midway CTA station.
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Basis of the published figure

Reported project cost1993
en.wikipedia.org

Project record

Timeline

  1. 1987

    Construction started

    chicago-l.org
  2. 31 October 1993

    Opened or launched

    Chicago 'L'.org

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