Rehabilitate Rail Stations - ASAP (AUSTIN)

This project is part of CTA’s All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP). The goal of ASAP is to create a vertically accessible rail system within 20 years. ASAP also adds accessibility features to vertically inaccessible stations such as sidewalks and crosswalks, power-assisted doors, accessible fare array, braille and signage, accessible Customer Assistance (CA) kiosks and staff toilet rooms, enhanced lighting as appropriate, and expanded platform clearances for wheelchair maneuverability.

Funding will provide for second installment of funds to rehabilitate and/or replace elevators throughout the system. This funding along with the granted Rebuild Illinois funds provide in part for phase one of the program.

Fully fund Belmont O’Hare Blue.
Scope of work for this station includes:
• Maintain all existing stairways and escalators;
• Provide one elevator for access between street level and the unpaid side of the stationhouse;
• Provide one elevator for access between the paid side of the stationhouse and the platform; and
• Install and emergency stairway at the south end of platform and provide street-level exit at northeast quadrant of Barry Ave./ Kimball Ave.

Fully fund Irving Park - O’Hare Blue.
Scope of work for this station includes:
• Two new stationhouses each with a CA kiosk and elevators providing access to the north and south ends
of the platform;
• To add accessibility at this station, the existing stationhouse on the south side of Irving Park Road is
proposed to be converted to a stationhouse without a CA kiosk; and
• The stationhouse on the west side of Pulaski Road will remain unchanged.

The project will reconstruct the main Pulaski entrance to replace the current non-compliant ramp to platform level with one elevator and one staircase. The closed Keeler Ave. auxiliary entrance will be reopened, and the ramp will be reconstructed to meet accessibility requirements for landings, providing a redundant pathway not dependent on an elevator. All station signage will be updated for improved wayfinding. At platform level, passenger amenities such as benches or shelters, will be improved with a focus on the head car location where most passengers with disabilities ride.