More than 1,100 cubic yards of concrete will be poured Friday, April 15, to create the new intersection of Wacker Drive and Randolph Street, the first of seven to be rebuilt as part of the Revive Wacker Drive, Part 2 reconstruction. About 125 trucks will deliver concrete to the site starting around 8 a.m. The pour will last about 8 hours. The work will occur weather permitting. The concrete deck will be 13 inches thick when completed. The amount of concrete used is equivalent to roughly 18 city blocks of sidewalk, or about 2.25 miles. During Thursday’s pour, motorists are …
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