Originally opened in 1970 as part of the extension of the passenger rail line that today connects downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport, the Belmont Blue Line Station serves 1.8 million subway and bus riders each year. But the facility, located in the northwest side of the neighborhood of Avondale, has never been renovated and is badly in need of an overhaul. Fortunately, it is soon to receive a $15 million upgrade, funded from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) capital budget. The project could be completed as early as the end of 2017.
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