Navy Pier Flyover delayed (again)

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Navy Pier Flyover Misses Another Target Date

"The Navy Pier flyover, meant to connect Chicago’s north and south Lakefront trails, has hit another in a long string of delays that have pushed its completion to the end of 2019 at the earliest.

On Friday, the last day of summer, the project missed another target: The Chicago Department of Transportation failed to award a contract for the third and final phase of the project before the end of summer 2018."

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on September 24, 2018 at 10:15am

That stretch will be more congested than the 606 for a lot of the year.

Permalink Reply by Andy J on September 26, 2018 at 12:56am

What a joke. Hopefully, the race for a new mayor will inject some political interest in this project.

Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on September 26, 2018 at 1:44am

Maybe they could call what they've done so far a sculpture and just move on 

Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on September 26, 2018 at 3:09am

Parkour time!

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on September 26, 2018 at 4:30am

I hope a future alderman for the Flyover  area doesn't put up signs and have guards tell us to walk our bikes 'cuz it's too narrow and crowded and disturbing the precious tourists and the whiny neighbors. Geez, I can't wait.-(edit) I'm glad it's taking forever and a day to complete.  

Permalink Reply by Dirke on October 1, 2018 at 5:17am

Meanwhile... somehow, the little village of Lincolnwood, within the span of 2 years, has expanded the Skokie Valley trail from Devon north to Dempster, AND is seemingly about to open this bridge crossing Touhy (the concrete wasn't poured on Sunday Sept 30, but the plastic lining was in place, and they even bought plants/trees/shrubbery and landscaped!

The span length and height seem quite similar to the flyover.  Obviously there are site specific challenges to crossing the river and a more "urban" visual aesthetic to the flyover but COME ON Chicago!  How can this little Village just to the north of the city create so much excellent cycling infrastructure in so little time?

Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on October 1, 2018 at 6:47pm

Maybe the people who run Lincolnwood aren't all grifters.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on October 2, 2018 at 3:32am

You may be on to something. There's a lot more money to embezzle with those half-ass concrete dividers dotted along Dearborn. 

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on October 2, 2018 at 2:56am

Don't try to get there from the North Branch Trail - there's still a Sauganash Barrier Wall preventing you from getting to go 2000-feet north on the Weber Spur to get to the Saugansh Trail on Bryn Mawr leading to Lincolnwood and the rest of the path going north. 

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on October 2, 2018 at 3:31am

What a pack of jerks.

Permalink Reply by Mark on October 3, 2018 at 5:52am

I saw trucks loaded with new beams for the flyover on site this morning.

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on October 6, 2018 at 12:50am

Though the flyover has still not been used, shallow cracks have appeared on the underside, which can be viewed from the sidewalk between Grand and Illinois. Claffey said these are thermal cracks and nothing to worry about.

“It’s not unusual to see them in concrete,” said Claffey. “They form due to temperature fluctuations, and they are not an indication of any structural weakness.”

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