Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Grand Avenue Bridge Closed for Emergency Repairs

By Darryl Holliday | September 23, 2013 7:49pm
 The bridge will be closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic until Oct. 7 for emergency repairs.
The bridge will be closed to motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic until Oct. 7 for emergency repairs.
View Full Caption
CDOT

DOWNTOWN — The West Grand Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River was closed Monday night for emergency repairs, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.

The bridge — at the north branch of the river — closed at 7 p.m. and will remain closed for two weeks as emergency repairs are made to the structure. 

The repair work will "replace steel components" on the bridge's four corners and cannot be undertaken without closing the bridge to all traffic, according to the city.

Information on detour routes can be found here.

The bridge is scheduled to reopen Oct. 7.