Project Management Oversight (PMO) Capital Projects

This project is for the replacement of the rectifiers at substations along the Metra Electric Line. The rectifiers are 35 years old and they have long exceeded their useful life. Replacement parts are not available. The Matteson Substation has been identified as a high priority location. Planned work at Matteson includes construction services to replace and add traction power equipment including a 15kv AC switchgear lineup and two?dry type copper?winding traction power transformers. Other locations identifed under this project include Jackson Substation and Homewood Substation.

State of Good Repair projects and replacing obsolete equipment on CTA rail signal system

This project is the first phase of installing up to 310 ticket vending machines (TVMs) at selected stations throughout the Metra system to provide added amenities to Metra customers. The TVMs will offer a variety of ticket purchasing options and make purchasing tickets faster, easier, and more convenient for our customers. The TVMs will be fully ADA-accessible and will offer the ability to purchase tickets using contactless cards and mobile wallet applications and will no longer need to insert debit/credit cards into the machine.

These projects consist of the replacement of cross ties, switch ties and ballast. In order to maintain proper track gauge and surface, it is necessary to replace ties and ballast periodically. This improves the riding quality of the trains and reduces the incidence of slow orders, which adversely affect adherence to train schedules. These projects represent part of an ongoing program to replace ties and ballast throughout the commuter territory.

Metra’s track renewal crew will rehabilitate dozens of miles of track along the Milwaukee District West (MD-W) Line in 2022. The project will be the most comprehensive investment in track conditions since Metra acquired the MD-W in 1987. Metra forces will Replace ties, clean or replace ballast, and replace switch components to provide smoother, faster, and safer track conditions. Metra partners with the Canadian Pacific Railroad to fund improvements to particular portions of the MD-W as freight train traffic degrade track conditions more rapidly than Metra trains.

These projects consist of the replacement of cross ties, switch ties and ballast. In order to maintain proper track gauge and surface, it is necessary to replace ties and ballast periodically. This improves the riding quality of the trains and reduces the incidence of slow orders, which adversely affect adherence to train schedules. These projects represent part of an ongoing program to replace ties and ballast throughout the Rock Island District.

This project will Provide for AC breaker replacement at Kedvale, Edmunds and Sacramento substations. This will also include the replacement of oil (non?PCB) transformer and rectifiers along with roof and doors replacement at the Kedvale and Sacramento substations.

Transit Signal Priority Integration - TSP implementation along priority corridors as part of the Regional Transit Signal Priority Implementation Program. Pace plans to deploy TSP along nine additional corridors at approximately 300 signalized intersections. The corridors include: 159th Street, Sibley Boulevard/147th Street, Roosevelt Road, Cicero Avenue, 95th Street, Grand Avenue (Lake County), Cermak Road, I-90 Transit Corridor Access Intersections and Halsted Street. This form represents the portion of the project funded with PAYGO in 2024. Years 2021-2023 of TSP related projects are funded with ICE funds as shown in Exhibit I.

This project, a Public-Private Partnership between Metra and the Union Pacific Railroad, will construct two new segments of third mainline track on the Union Pacific West Line. One of the segments will be between the Vale Interlocking at milepost 10.0 in River Forest and the 25th Avenue Interlocking at milepost 11.8 in Melrose Park. The other segment will be between the Kress Interlocking at milepost 32.1 in West Chicago and the Peck Interlocking at milepost 38.4 in Geneva. Improvements are anticipated for all four of the interlockers that bookend the two segments. Additionally, a new interlocker may be constructed at milepost 35.4 between the Kress and Peck interlockers, which will increase operational flexibility. The interlocker improvements and additions will be constructed to meet Positive Train Control requirements. Improvements along both segments will include, but not be limited to, trackwork, earthwork, sub-ballast, structures, signal infrastructure, interlocking upgrades, and all work necessary at highway grade crossings. Bridge improvements will be needed over both the Des Plaines River and the Fox River to allow for the third mainline track. The project will also include platform relocations and improvements at both the Maywood and Melrose Park stations, and platform, platform shelter, and parking improvements at the Geneva station. Lastly, land acquisition may be required at various locations along the two segments in areas where the right of way is not wide enough to accommodate the third main track within the track centers required by the Union Pacific.

This project involves the replacement of 22 bridges on the UP North Line in Chicago, Illinois. The structural scope of work will include, but not be limited to, replacement of existing stone abutments, retaining wall construction, steel spans, and decks. Also, some track work will be accomplished between the bridges, including the replacement of wood ties with concrete ties, and some commuter station modifications will be required, including the Ravenswood Station. To ensure reliable train operations, theproject will include various signal improvements, including: new interlockers at Addison Street (MP 5.0) and Rosehill (MP 7.3, between Balmoral Avenue and Bryn Mawr Avenue), and upgrades to the Deering interlocker (MP 3.2). In