Monthly Archives: October 2019

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Chicago’s tallest office building in three decades is nearly done rising

From Curbed Chicago

Downtown’s upcoming Bank of America Tower is approaching its final height of 815 feet along the south branch of the Chicago River. To mark the milestone, its developers celebrated a ceremonial topping-off event earlier this week and shared a fresh batch of construction photos with Curbed Chicago.

While the 55-story concrete core will soon rise no higher, work continues at 110 N. Wacker as the structural steel catches up. The topping-off ceremony comes just over one year after crews poured 3,300 cubic yards of concrete to create the office tower’s massive base. (read more)

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$2.1 billion Red and Blue Line Modernization construction commences: Largest project in CTA’s history

from Construction news

Walsh Construction and joint venture partner Fluor Corporation are starting the project with the construction of a bypass bridge to ease congestion on the 100-year-old rail line in Chicago’s densely populated Lakeview neighborhood, on the city’s northside.

Additional Phase One work will also include the reconstruction of nearly two miles of tracks and the replacement of four CTA stations. CTA trains will remain operational throughout the duration of the project. (read more)