News, Press Releases - Friday, November 20, 2009 11:00 - 1 Comment

CTA Reroutes and Service for Annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival

CTA bus routes will be detoured off North Michigan Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 21 for the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.

The festival motorcade is scheduled to step off at 5:30pm from Rush and Oak and will travel south on Michigan Avenue to Wacker Drive.

Immediately following the parade will be a fireworks display which will be visible along the Chicago River between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive.

Bus Service

Michigan Avenue will be closed to traffic in both directions between Oak and Wacker starting at 4:45pm and is expected to re-open at approximately 9:30pm.

As a result the #3 King Drive, #4 Cottage Grove, #6 Jackson Park Express, #10 Museum of Science & Industry, #36 Broadway, #66 Chicago, #145 Wilson/Michigan Express, #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express, #147 Outer Drive Express and #151 Sheridan will undergo the following temporary reroutes:

Northbound #3 King Drive buses will operate via Michigan, Randolph, Columbus, Fairbanks to Erie where they will begin southbound trips via Fairbanks, Columbus, Randolph to Michigan, then resume the regular route.

Northbound #4 Cottage Grove buses will not operate north of Randolph. Southbound trips will begin at Columbus and Randolph, to Michigan and then resume the regular route.

Northbound #6 Jackson Park Express buses will operate via Michigan, Wacker Place/South Water, Wabash, Wacker where they will begin southbound trips via Wacker, State and then resume the regular route.

Northbound #10 Museum of Science & Industry buses will operate via State to Wacker, Dearborn, Chicago to Clark where they will begin southbound trips via Wacker to State, then resume the regular route.

Southbound #36 Broadway buses will operate via Clark, Wacker, State and then resume the regular route. Northbound buses will operate via Dearborn, Chicago, LaSalle, Division, Clark and then resume their regular route.

Eastbound #66 Chicago buses will operate via Chicago, Clark, Illinois and Fairbanks, then resume the regular route. Westbound buses will operate via Grand, Dearborn and Chicago, then resume their regular route.

Southbound #145 Wilson/Michigan Express, #146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express, #147 Outer Drive Express and #151 Sheridan buses will operate via Lake Shore, LaSalle Drive, LaSalle, Wacker, State, Washington to Michigan, then resume the regular route.  Southbound #146 and #151 buses will continue on State.

Northbound buses will operate via State, Wacker, LaSalle, to LaSalle Drive where #145, #146 and #147 buses will continue to Lake Shore Drive and #151 buses will continue on Stockton, then resume the regular route.

Rail Service

More frequent service will be provided on the Red Line. Longer trains will operate on the Pink, Brown and Orange lines.

For more information about all CTA routes and schedules, call 836-7000 (all local area codes) or visit the Web site at transitchicago.com.