CTA sues feds over withholding $2B for Red Line extension, warns projects may grind to a halt

The lawsuit filed Friday alleges the feds are harming Chicago residents by withholding the money for the Red Line extension ...
Mass Transit

CTA files lawsuit against FTA, USDOT over Red Line Extension, Red and Purple Modernization funding

After the funding was stopped last year and the agency met all the resumption requirements, federal agencies have gone quiet.
Mass Transit

UPDATED: CTA granted temporary restraining order against FTA, USDOT over Red Line Extension, Red and Purple Modernization funding

The CTA is suing both the FTA and the USDOT to release funds for the Red Line Extension and Red and Purple Line moderization ...
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CTA Faces Imminent Rail Work Stoppages as $2.1B Transit Funding Freeze Heads to Court

B federal funding freeze forces contractors toward demobilization. Compliance with department of transportation policy guidance on MWBE programs triggered the dispute.

Judge calls for federal payments to resume this week for CTA Red Line Extension, RPM projects

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the CTA a temporary restraining order Tuesday, ruling ...

CTA sues DOT, FTA over Red Line Extension, Red & Purple Modernization funding

The CTA filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration, seeking the ...

Feds' halt of funding for CTA Red Line Extension project was ‘impermissible': Judge

A district court judge has issued a temporary restraining order demanding the restoration of federal funding for the CTA Red ...