With DNC coming, ceiling of Hubbard's Cave on Kennedy Expressway is half-painted
CHICAGO -- The City of Chicago is trying to put its best foot forward for the Democratic National Convention —with a focus on cleaning everything up. But one expedited project is being left unfinished. Hubbard's Cave is that famous dark tunnel along the Kennedy Expressway —running for about a quarter mile beneath railroads, parking lots, and major streets such as Halsted Street.
said no, and said the project was on schedule as it is. 'I think we just maybe dropped the ball on this one,' said DePaul University professor and transportation expert Dr. Joseph Schwieterman. After hearing such comments from transportation experts, and seeing the unfinished state of Hubbard's Cave upon taking video of the unfinished outbound lanes, CBS News Chicago went back to
—which released this statement: 'Inbound Hubbard's Cave painting was completed in mid-July. The portions in your video, the outbound lanes, are on pause until late August. The schedule is part of the efforts to have some limited availability for security purposes during the convention in the Kennedy's express lanes, though they will not be open to the general public. You will need to reach out to the Secret Service for more information.
broader questions about the greater rehabilitation project on the Kennedy Expressway. The second phase of a three-year $150 million project to rehab the expressway began in March—affecting the express lanes, which are close closed through the fall. Phase 1, affecting the inbound lanes, was affected last year.
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