Lake Shore Drive closed

Hi All,

I'm confused by Lake Shore Drive being closed. First, is it closed to bike traffic? I saw a cop car there for 24 hours. He said part of the path had broke but I wasn't sure if we could go around. I saw headlights flashing as I passed the area last night.

FYI it's apparently closed between North Avenue and Ohio Street. Any confirmations? Does anyone know any other details?

Best wishes,
David

PS This made me think it would be nice if the DOT Chicago had a way you could receive an automatic notification anytime a street reopens. That would be great, wouldn't it?

Best,
David

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Permalink Reply by heather s on March 4, 2009 at 9:42am
Are you talking about Lake Shore Drive, the highway? Or the bike path? I looked on Chicago Breaking News and saw nothing about part of Lake Shore Drive being broken.
Permalink Reply by Homebuilt on March 4, 2009 at 10:08am
There was significant wash-over by waves last week after that storm in that section. I'm guessing that it caused some structural damage? You can get in touch w/CDOT bike dept. to find out:
E-mail: cdotbikes@cityofchicago.org
Telephone: 312-742-BIKE (2453)
Permalink Reply by David the Great on March 4, 2009 at 10:11am
I'm referring to the bike path. Hmm, I may call that #. Details to follow if I have a chance to call.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on March 4, 2009 at 10:54am
Permalink Reply by mindfrieze on March 4, 2009 at 1:21pm
P.S. The Lakefront Trail is under the jurisdiction of and maintained by the Chicago Park District. CDOT wouldn't be able to help much except to point you to someone at the CPD.

As for automatic notification, I think I ran across just the ticket.
Permalink Reply by David the Great on March 4, 2009 at 1:30pm
Thanks! I have signed up! Although I wonder if it notifies when things reopen.

mindfrieze said:
P.S. The Lakefront Trail is under the jurisdiction of and maintained by the Chicago Park District. CDOT wouldn't be able to help much except to point you to someone at the CPD.

As for automatic notification, I think I ran across just the ticket.
Permalink Reply by Tyra on March 4, 2009 at 3:15pm
As of my morning commute (from Lakeview to Monroe Street) on the trail it is still closed from North Ave to Ohio Street. It's a combo of ice and debris. I saw a front loader on the blocked of section of the trail clearing debris and ice. I assume there is at least some structural damage, there has been a washed out section just south of Fullerton (northbound lane) for awhile.
Permalink Reply by David the Great on March 5, 2009 at 6:08am
That's so weird! This morning I took North to Ohio and it was fine! There was a huge truck blocking the way, but we were able to bike around it...

I think the best conclusion for now is that access is unpredictable...

Tyra said:
As of my morning commute (from Lakeview to Monroe Street) on the trail it is still closed from North Ave to Ohio Street. It's a combo of ice and debris. I saw a front loader on the blocked of section of the trail clearing debris and ice. I assume there is at least some structural damage, there has been a washed out section just south of Fullerton (northbound lane) for awhile.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 5, 2009 at 6:43am
Good analysis David!

David said:
That's so weird! This morning I took North to Ohio and it was fine! There was a huge truck blocking the way, but we were able to bike around it...

I think the best conclusion for now is that access is unpredictable...

Permalink Reply by David the Great on March 5, 2009 at 7:16am
lol - normally for a fee of 20/h, free limited time only offer for all chainlink members.

Julie Hochstadter said:
Good analysis David!

David said:
That's so weird! This morning I took North to Ohio and it was fine! There was a huge truck blocking the way, but we were able to bike around it...

I think the best conclusion for now is that access is unpredictable...

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