Metra/Pace Harvey Transportation Center

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Project Overview

Metra and Pace, in collaboration with the City of Harvey, are embarking on an impressive project to replace the Pace Harvey Transportation Center in closer proximity to and modernize the Metra Harvey Station. The transit hub is home to 10 Pace bus routes with nearly 2,500 boardings each weekday. The project includes the reconstruction of the bus transportation center to connect to the renovated Metra Harvey Station on the Metra Electric Line, allowing safer and easier transfers. The Metra Electric Line runs between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Side and south suburbs.

The entire facility will be accessible to people with disabilities and include a dedicated area for ADA paratransit vehicles, resulting in an upgraded riding experience and enhanced job access for all throughout south Cook County.

In-Progress Project Visualization: Canopy over the Pace boarding area
In-Progress Project Visualization: Canopy over the Pace boarding area

Project benefits include:

  • Easier transfers between Pace buses and Metra trains, especially for people with mobility limitations
  • Enhanced job access for those commuting into Chicago and the northern suburbs
  • Improved, fully-ADA compliant service, including a dedicated area for ADA paratransit vehicles, for riders with disabilities who use fixed route and/or paratransit service
  • A canopied Pace boarding area with four additional bus bays
  • Metra platform improvements with new platform canopy
  • An expanded Metra entrance at Park Ave. and 154th St., with a shared interior Metra/Pace waiting space and a modernized enclosed Metra entrance at 155th St.
  • Modernized elevator responsive to the transit environment
  • New passenger restrooms
  • A consolidated commuter parking lot
  • Bicycle parking
  • New lighting and wayfinding signs
  • Hiring opportunities for hundreds of construction jobs in south suburban communities in need of reinvestment.
In-Progress Project Visualization: Interior view of shared waiting room with seating, restrooms, and ticket vending machines
In-Progress Project Visualization: Interior view of shared waiting room with seating, restrooms, and ticket vending machines

Project Area Map

Project Area Map

Purpose

This project will transform Pace’s Harvey Transportation Center and the Metra Electric Harvey Station into a unified, modern multimodal transportation center to better serve the people of our region. Both facilities will be reconstructed for rider comfort, safety, and accessibility.

The station improvements will boost inclusive economic growth in the City of Harvey, create jobs, enhance resident quality of life, and provide a more attractive transportation alternative to driving. 

In-Progress Project Visualization: Enclosed Metra entrance at Park and 155th
In-Progress Project Visualization: Enclosed Metra entrance at Park and 155th

Funding

The total estimated project cost is $70 million. Funding sources include a $20 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, investment through the State’s Rebuild Illinois bill, and Pace and Metra capital funds.

Future year funding may need to be identified to complete the project.

Total Project Cost$70 million
USDOT RAISE Grant$20 million
Pace Project Cost Share$23.15 million
     Rebuild IL Funding     $12.3 million
     Other Pace Federal Capital     $10.85 million
Metra Project Cost Share$26.85 million
     Rebuild IL Funding     $4 million
     Other Metra Federal Capital     $22.85 million

 

In-Progress Project Visualization: View from the Metra platform
In-Progress Project Visualization: View from the Metra platform

Timeline

Preliminary Engineering for replacement of the station facilities is complete and an environmental review process has been conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The final design process will continue through 2025. Solicitation for a construction contract is expected to begin in 2026.

In-Progress Project Visualization: Park Avenue looking North
In-Progress Project Visualization: Park Avenue looking North

Contact Information

For general inquiries or to sign-up to receive email notifications for surveys and public open house information, or media inquiries, please contact the team at PaceHarveyTC@metrarr.com.