The Metra Board of Directors today approved a $3 million contract to fully renovate the Calumet Station on the Metra Electric Line.
John Burns Construction Co. of Orland Park was the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for contracted work that will include renovation of the station buildings and warming houses, rebuilding the platforms, renovating the elevator, replacing the stairs at both ends of the station, adding new platform lighting and repairing masonry. The company has committed to ensuring that 20 percent of the contracted work will be performed by disadvantaged business enterprise firms.
The $3 million Calumet Station renovation project is part of Metra’s 2016 construction program, which includes approximately $200 million in infrastructure improvements to 27 stations, 21 bridges and 24 road crossings and the replacement of 120,000 railroad ties to ensure safe and reliable service and maintain a state of good repair systemwide.
“This is one of the most significant station renovation projects we will be doing at Metra this year and we are excited to have a contractor on board to begin this work,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “We look forward to a new facility that will serve as a welcoming gateway to Metra and to the nearby community for many years to come.”
Calumet Station, at Park Avenue and 174th Street in East Hazel Crest, serves about 1,200 Metra customers each weekday. Work will begin later this summer and is expected to take about one year to complete. The station will remain open during construction.