CTA riders face continued Green and Pink Line service changes today, Wednesday, October 28, after work on the Lake Street Bridge was delayed again. Normal train service had been expected to resume Monday, October 26, before that target shifted to 4 a.m. Wednesday. The Chicago Department of Transportation now says service is expected to return “later this week,” but has not confirmed a day or time.
The disruption does not mean the Green Line is entirely out of the Loop: trains from the South Side still serve downtown. The gap is between Clinton and Clark/Lake. Meanwhile, Pink Line trains are not operating around the Loop elevated tracks.
How Green Line service is running
Green Line trains are operating in two separate sections:
- West Side: Between Harlem/Lake and Clinton.
- Loop and South Side: Between Clark/Lake and the line’s South Side terminals.
- Between the two: Shuttle buses connect Clinton and Clark/Lake.
For a trip from the West Side into the Loop or farther south, riders continuing beyond Clinton must transfer to a shuttle bus, then board a train at Clark/Lake. The reverse trip requires the same connections.
What Pink Line riders need to know
Pink Line trains are operating between 54th/Cermak and the Racine Blue Line station. Riders heading downtown can transfer to the Blue Line at Racine; Pink Line trains are not serving the Loop elevated tracks during the disruption.
When will normal service return?
CDOT has not announced an exact restoration time. Crews are still completing connections and alignments between the new bridge leaf—the movable section of the bridge—and the existing infrastructure.
The department says it will provide a confirmed date and time when available.
For now, riders should plan around the split Green Line service and the Pink Line’s Blue Line connection, allowing extra time for transfers.
Even after trains return to their normal routes, the Lake Street Bridge is expected to remain closed to vehicles and pedestrians until January 2028.
