CDOT Lakeshore Drive Bascule Bridge over Chicago River, Chicago, IL

Electrical Engineering Design

The Lakefront Trail is a 16-foot wide multi-use path along Chicago’s lakefront. The current path narrows to eight (8) feet wide at the east lower level Lake Shore Drive Bridge sidewalk. This project will widen the east sidewalk on the river bridge to (16) feet.

The first floor of the existing bridge houses will be utilized to accommodate the widening. The south end of the path will tie into the existing ramps. The north limit of the widening will tie into a new segment of elevated trail constructed separately as part of DuSable Park.

Responsibilities include the electrical design required for the modification to existing east towers walls and removal and relocation of the electrical equipment from rooms at the sidewalk level as well as the electrical design rehabilitation of the existing LSD Bascule Bridge.

Project Details

KEY PERSONNEL

Oren Skidelsky, PE.*
Boris Gorelik, P.E.*
John Mirabella*

AGENCY/OWNER

Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)

PROJECT TYPE

Electrical Engineering Design

PROJECT DURATION

2016 – 2017

*The listed personnel had a key role in completing this project prior to joining Facet team.