Kinzie bridge will be repainted next week - Detour

Saw this on the Chicago Bicycle Program's FB page -

DETOUR ALERT: The Kinzie Street Bridge will be repainted in early September. This will require full closures of the bike lane across the bridge. The westbound lane will be closed first, followed by the eastbound lane. The signed detour route for westbound bicyclists will be:

Kinzie > north on Franklin > west on Grand > south on Desplaines > Kinzie

Scheduled to start Tues., 9/3

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Permalink Reply by Julia 3.5/7.5 mi on August 30, 2013 at 4:41am

Thanks for the heads up! I'm betting most cyclists leaving the loop will just stay on Grand until Milwaukee. Should make for some interesting traffic patterns.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on August 30, 2013 at 4:42am

Is it wishful thinking to assume CDOT will set up a temporary protected bike lane along Franklin and Grand?

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Permalink Reply by blair on August 30, 2013 at 5:44am

Update - Motor vehicle travel lanes will remain open and Shared Lane Yield to Bikes Signs will be in place, but there also will be a signed detour route for westbound bicyclists.