RIVER WEST — Construction on the temporarily closed Chicago Avenue bridge will now run through spring 2027, the leader of the city’s transportation department said Thursday — a delay from an earlier projection that had it wrapping up by the end of this year.
It’s the latest in a series of bridge-related issues that have contributed to widespread congestion and logistical headaches for Chicagoans on the North Side and Downtown in recent years.
Meanwhile, the Halsted Street viaduct — part of the larger rehabilitation project at and near the Chicago/Halsted intersection — is still on track to reopen later this year, William Cheaks, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, told alderpeople Thursday…