http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/riverwalk The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/chicago-river-blog/2008/07/15/michigan-avenue-riverwalk-to-cost-81-million <p><!--paging_filter--> <p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/65/200748248_0f42a41167.jpg" /><br /><small><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/chelseagirlphotos/200748248/">City of the Big shoulders... by chelseagirl</a></small></p> <p><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1055845,CST-NWS-river15.article">The Sun-Times says</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>A clout-heavy company with two generations of ties to the Daley family has been chosen to fill in a &quot;missing link&quot; in Chicago's riverwalk at a cost of $8.1 million, double the city's original estimate.</p> <p>The contract awarded last month calls for Walsh Construction to build a walkway on landfill beneath the Michigan Avenue bridge so pedestrians can stroll along the Chicago River without running upstairs, crossing the street and going back downstairs.</p> </p></blockquote> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/chicagoriverblog" class="og_links">Chicago River Blog</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/chicago-river-blog/2008/07/15/michigan-avenue-riverwalk-to-cost-81-million">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/blogs/chicago-river-blog/2008/07/15/michigan-avenue-riverwalk-to-cost-81-million#comments The Loop chicago river Chicago Sun-Times Daley Riverwalk Walsh Construction Chicago River Blog Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:21:20 -0500 2140 at http://www.windycitizen.com