Major road closures for Chicago NASCAR street race start this weekend
We are just over a week away from the big race, and driving around Grant Park is about to become more difficult. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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We are just over a week away from the big race, and driving around Grant Park is about to become more difficult. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Among other closures, DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed in the downtown area beginning June 28. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Getting to what NASCAR hopes will be packed seating around the 2.2-mile course means major shutdowns on other downtown and South Loop thoroughfares -including DuSable Lake Shore Drive. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
As drivers try to keep up with route changes, they differ on whether the shutdowns are more than a mild inconvenience. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl is in Chopper 2 with a closer look at the project.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl is in Chopper 2 with a closer look at the project.
Getting around could be tricky Wednesday night if you drive past Grant Park.
Balbo is closed from Columbus to DuSable Lake Shore Drive. It's in preparation for the Sueños Chicago Music Festival.
It's two months until NASCAR's first street race in Chicago.
Chicago rush hour is always a challenge. Throw in the downtown NASCAR race, and it could be one of the biggest traffic challenges that some who drive and work downtown have ever experienced. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago's NASCAR street race is approaching and the city announced plans to navigate traffic during the first-ever event. NASCAR announced plans for the city's first-ever street race last summer. The race will be held in Grant Park on July 2, 2023. It will be preceded by an International Motor Sports Association race on July 1, 2023.
With boating season just a few weeks away the City of Chicago is getting ready by testing the Adams Street bridge over the river.
