That IS Grand

By Margaret Lyons in News on Mar 26, 2008 8:47PM

The Grand Red Line station is due for a major renovation, to the tune of $67 million. It's the firs time the station has been thoroughly updated since it was built in 1943. Old!

The renovations will "expand the mezzanine more than 2,000 square feet, and nearly double the entering/exiting capacity by adding fare turnstiles." Also on the to-do list:

• New granite floors and stairs
  
• New glazed tile walls
  
• New stainless steel light trays and energy-efficient lighting
  
• Three new elevators and one new escalator
  
• New customer-assistant kiosks
  
• New CTA communications and speaker system

And judging by the rendering the CDOT released, ghosts.

The station will stay open during the rehab, and according to the Sun-Times, federal money will be covering 80 percent of the costs. [S-T, CDOT]