Regional Capital Program
Capital programming is a core function of the RTA. RTA and the Service Boards have worked to articulate as well as advance a capital strategy for transit projects in the Chicagoland region.
Priority Projects have been identified by the Service Boards. These priority projects are updated on an annual basis. This page shows details about the funding for each priority project.
The 2025-2029 5-Year Regional Capital Program includes over 250 projects that are advancing many of these Priority Projects. The capital projects are shown in the table below, organized by Priority Project and can also be seen in a mapped form on the RTA Capital Projects Dashboard. Each project listing shows the amount of funding programmed in the 2025-2029 Regional Capital Program. Beginning with the 2025-2029 Capital Program, projects are evaluated based on 15 measures which were identified in the new Regional Transit Strategic Plan, Transit is the Answer. All projects in the 2025-2029 program show the detailed evaluations in this site.
The metrics include evaluations of Equity and Accessibility which are used in the performance-based allocation process. The region has committed to dedicating 20% of programmed funds to projects that fulfill the regional goals of improving equity and accessibility for 2025 and beyond as a part of the new performance-based capital allocation process
The Service Boards have met and exceeded the 20% goal for the 2025-2029 budget years.
Detailed analysis of the capital evaluation metrics is included in the Regional Transit Operating Budget and Capital Program.
Read more about RTA’s capital programming activities here.
Project Management Oversite (PMO) data is provided for projects that are being actively monitored by the PMO group. Data included current activities, start and end date and budget and schedule status. The following page has a full list of active PMO projects.
| Agency | Priority Project | Mode | 2025 Funding | 2025-2029 Funding | 10 Year Funding Needed | 10 Year Unfunded Need | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| + | CTA | Tactical Traction Power Improvements (Systemwide) | Rail | $0 | $0 | $302,048,000 | $302,048,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traction power substation, third rail replacement and SCADA upgrades. |
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| + | Pace | Vanpool Vehicles - Replacement | Bus | $0 | $0 | $14,554,000 | $14,554,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Replacement of vans reaching useful life.
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