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Originally Posted by denizen467
Also, re: the bridge, do you think it can't be widened owing to the clearance between the two former warehouse buildings? Or just that it would have to be a little unusual, like nixing the sidewalk on one or the other side?
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The two Wards buildings do press right up to the bridge, so construction would be complex and expensive. Does the bridge need to be moveable? The Chicago bridge is also historic; do we have an obligation to preserve it?
But also, I'm trying to imagine the staging. Where do you send that huge volume of traffic while Chicago is closed for bridge work? Maybe a temporary bridge at Erie? (the abutments of the former bridge still exist)