NAVY PIER FLYOVER
ENHANCING CHICAGO’S LAKEFRONT TRAIL
PHASE 3: OVER THE CHICAGO RIVER The Navy Pier Flyover is an elevated path for safer walking and biking along the Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier — one of the most heavily used portions of the 18.5-mile trail.
The dedicated bike and pedestrian path will extend from the Chicago River Bridge to Jane Addams Park and provide a safer and scenic alternative to several congested intersections along the Lakefront Trail. The elevated path will include ground-level entrance and exit points.
Navy Pier Flyover construction work has entered its third and final phase. In this phase, crews are rehabilitating the moveable bridge over the Chicago River to accommodate the widened Lakefront Trail path.
The third phase of construction will be completed in multiple stages with varied traffic impacts. Updates on these stages and traffic impacts will be released ahead of major project milestones.
STAGE 3: TRAFFIC IMPACTS
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TO NAVY PIER EAST ILLINOIS ST.
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NORTHBOUND LANE TO UPPER LAKE SHORE DRIVE ONLY DRIVE SHORE LAKE TO UPPER LANE NORTHBOUND
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
VEHICLES In spring 2020, crews will complete Stage 3 of Phase 3 of the Navy Pier Flyover project. Starting March 16, this stage of the project will close the two easternmost, northbound lanes on Lower Lake Shore Drive over the Chicago River. During this closure, access to Illinois Street and Grand Avenue from the northbound lanes of Lower Lake Shore Drive will be restricted, and a detour will be set up to Columbus Avenue.
Northbound traffic crossing the river will only be able to access the entrance ramp to northbound Upper Lake Shore Drive. All other turning movements to and from Lower Lake Shore Drive will be maintained.
Visit navypierflyover.com for regular project updates and more information.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
VEHICLE ACCESS TO NAVY PIER AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS Recommended routes listed below for driving to Navy Pier have not changed. However, motorists should note that alternative routes utilizing the Lower Level of Northbound Lake Shore Drive to access Illinois Street will NOT be available for the duration of this traffic stage.
FROM THE NORTH: Take Lake Shore Drive (US-41) south to the FROM THE SOUTHWEST: Take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) Grand Avenue/Illinois Street exit. Continue south to Illinois Street. north to Lake Shore Drive (US-41) north. Continue north on Lake Turn left on Illinois Street and proceed east to Navy Pier. Shore Drive. Take the Illinois Street exit and proceed to Navy Pier. FROM THE NORTHWEST: Take the Kennedy Expressway FROM THE SOUTH: Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) to (I-90/94) to the Ohio Street exit. Continue east on Ohio. Turn right the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) north / Lake Shore Drive (US-41) on Fairbanks/Columbus. Turn left on Illinois Street and proceed north. Continue north on Lake Shore Drive. Take the Illinois Street east to Navy Pier. exit and proceed to Navy Pier. FROM THE WEST: Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) east FROM THE SOUTHEAST: Take Lake Shore Drive (US 41) north. to Columbus Drive. Turn left on Columbus Drive. Continue north Take the Illinois Street exit and proceed to Navy Pier. on Columbus to Illinois Street. Turn right on Illinois Street and proceed east to Navy Pier. Visit navypierflyover.com for regular project updates and more information.
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