IL: CTA Bridges Service Gap With a Few Missteps
The CTA and Mayor Rahm Emanuel were proved correct Monday on their predictions that Brown Line riders would be inconvenienced by work that has closed the Wells Street rail bridge downtown until next week.
The transit agency is also offering free shuttle trains that circle the Loop and alternative bus service to provide options for people affected by the bridge closing.
A half-million-pound bridge replacement leaf that was floated up the river by barge is scheduled to be installed starting Tuesday. Workers will then bolt the span into place and rebuild tracks in time for the morning commute Monday.
CTA service on the bridge will be suspended again from April 26 through May 5, when the northern half of the bridge will be replaced, marking the end of the $41.2 million project, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek and RedEye reporter Tracy Swartz contributed.
jhilkevitch@tribune.com, Twitter @jhilkevitch
Copyright 2013 - Chicago Tribune
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- Next Page »
