The Chicago Avenue bridge demolition detours start Thursday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-chicago-avenue-bridge-re...
"A temporary bus/bike lane will be installed on Halsted Street between Chicago Avenue and Division Street in both directions. Parking will be restricted."
http://chicagoloopbridges.com/bridges12/NB16/Chicago.html
The Chicago Avenue bridge was built in 1849.
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Any bets on the number of cars/trucks illegally using the temp bus/bike lane?
The bridge house looks pretty cool. A shame if it's removed, too. I'm still skeptical of all the river north development since that area's awfully contaminated. Property will probably be priced out of sight, too.
I worry the city will keep the original Cabrini homes fenced off and open to the elements until they deteriorate enough to justify tearing them down. All the little low-rises just to the north are over a million each.
10-30-18
ATA Blog on the shared bus/bike lane pilot on Halsted.
http://activetrans.org/blog/shared-bus-bike-lane-pilot-halsted
Can bikes be walked over the temporary pedestrian bridge?
All the signs and warning tape is up but people were walking across yesterday morning since there were only a handful of construction workers around. The Larabee/Division intersection was snarled pretty badly. The city could use a traffic director there to keep people from blocking the road.
I road by this morning, and I didn't see any pedestrians or bikes on the bridge.
From the Sun-Times article: "An interim pedestrian bridge over the Chicago River will be put in place during the five-month project, though Chicago Avenue traffic is expected to reopen in early 2019. The final bridge should be complete by 2021."
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shared-bike-lane-bus-chicago-aven...
Where and when will this interim bridge be built?
I rode westbound on Division on Saturday morning. Traffic was way backed up. I rode (cautiously) between the two rows of idling westbound cars.
This morning, eastbound car traffic on Division in UKV/WP area seemed unusually heavy. Will be interesting to see if closing Chicago has other spillover effects. Stay safe, everyone!
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