Clark Street under-bridge walkway arrives

(Above) A small crew at left works on the part of the Chicago Riverwalk that will go under the Clark Street Bridge. The wooden forms along the Riverwalk at right are shaping new concrete. (Click on images to view larger versions.)

14-Oct-14 – The walkway that will get the Chicago Riverwalk under the Clark Street Bridge has been delivered. Chicago Department of Transportation says the pre-cast under-bridge structure arrived on October 8 and installation will continue into next week.

The walkway under the Dearborn Street Bridge is still being installed. Rebar is fitted into the walkway before concrete is poured.

(Above) Workers distribute freshly mixed concrete being pumped onto the Chicago Riverwalk on October 1. This is east of Clark Street in a stretch of the Riverwalk called River Theater. (Photo obtained from CDOT.)

Workers are currently installing an irrigation system, drainage structures, forms for concrete, and electrical conduits. They continue to drain water from between the old and new river walls.

(Left) Chicago River west of LaSalle Street on Saturday. Wooden forms near the southeast bridge house are being used to shape the Riverwalk’s concrete. Wacker Drive in background.

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