CHICAGO — Access to Chicago Union Station will change beginning this evening (Monday, Aug. 7) as the Chicago Department of Transportation begins an 18-month process to rehabilitate four viaducts on Canal Street between Taylor and Madison streets.
As a result, no vehicle access to Union Station between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, and sidewalks along Canal Street will be partially blocked. Amtrak, in a customer advisory, recommends arriving at least 45 minutes before a scheduled departure and cautions those coming to the station to expect significant traffic congestion.
City of Chicago information on the project is available here, but these are the key changes for those using the station:
— The new primary access point is at 255 S. Clinton Street, between Adams and Jackson and across from West Quincy Street. This is a disability-accessible location and leads directly into the Great Hall and train concourses. Entrances at the corners of Clinton with Adams and Clinton with Jackson also lead to the Great Hall and trains.
— Taxis will pick up along Jackson Boulevard between Canal and Clinton streets. The ride share and loading zone is along Adams street between Canal and Clinton.
— Amtrak Thruway buses wills top on Quincy Street directly across from the Clinton Street mid-block entrance. Some Greyhound buses also serve this stop.
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