Taxpayers pay $30 million more than projected for new Chicago transit stop

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(The Center Square) – A new Chicago Transit Authority train station has opened years late, at a taxpayer cost that surpassed initial projections by more than $30 million.

The Damen Green Line project was first announced in 2017, with a projected completion date sometime in 2020. The original taxpayer cost estimate was $50 million.

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