Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. announced the start of the next two major Blue Line station improvement projects, as part of the Mayor’s historic, $492 million Your New Blue program – the Belmont Blue Gateway project and the renovation and modernization of the Jefferson Park Transit Center. The Mayor and CTA also previewed station projects set to begin later this year at Division, Chicago and Grand in the Blue Line subway. In all, Your New Blue will rehab 14 stations along the O’Hare branch. When completed passengers will save up to 10 minutes on a round trip between downtown and O’Hare. Your New Blue is bringing brighter lights, cleaner, drier tunnels and, in some stations, a new elevator, improved entrances and original public artwork. Mayor Emanuel and CTA are making a $42 million investment to modernize two of CTA’s busiest rail-bus transportation hubs, benefitting thousands of people who use these facilities daily. Your New Blue is part of the $8 billion in transit investments announced or completed under Mayor Emanuel, whose vision is to create a world-class, 21st century transit system that benefits the Chicago region. More project information can be found at http://www.transitchicago.com/yournewblue/.