(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – Experimental bus-only lanes set up during the COVID-19 pandemic have become permanent along Chicago Avenue, Chicago Department of Transportation and CTA officials said.
Traffic lanes were converted for bus-only passage from Ashland to Western in 2020 as a way to move essential workers and riders during the pandemic. The dedicated lanes will continue to provide faster and more reliable bus service, officials said.
“By making these temporary measures permanent, we are cutting several minutes off the typical commute for those traveling through the corridor, and further improving service reliability across the entire route,” CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. said in a news release.
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