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An aerial view of the Western Avenue worksite in Chicago shows several finished piers as well as some that are still in progress. Work on the backfilling of the abutment is also visible at the Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street.…

A view of the underpass after workers removed the forms on the south fascia, the long flat service between mouldings, at South Western Avenue near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock…

Workers prepare to pour footing for a wing wall at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Workers begin to place forms on the West Abutment at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

The completed entrance to the new underpass at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

The deck under the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks is set in concrete while new steel is placed under Track 117 at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes…

Workers pour cement for another pier at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

The center section of the new deck is poured at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Construction continues on the piers at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago.Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

An aerial view shows two Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe lines running over the completed subway at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock…

A view between Track 117 and Illinois Central west bound main shows the raising of the Illinois Central Bridge at South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge…

Train tracks run along the left side of an area to be filled located north of the present embankment and east of South Western Boulevard in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

A concrete deck is set and waterproofed along the south tracks at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. G. L. 19285"

Steel is set under the existing Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe tracks at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Cars sit next to an overpass under construction as excavation begins on the north side between South Western Avenue and South Western Boulevard in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Warning signs along the street alert people to danger as they approach the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Construction equipment sits on both sides of the road at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Forms for footings are visible at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Deconstructed forms line the roadway at the nearly completed South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago.Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

The underpass at South Western Avenue in Chicago features art deco design elements. Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

A man stands in the street near an underpass under construction on Western Avenue in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Construction vehicles sit along South Western Avenue at the start of construction. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

A crane and automobiles sit on the right side of an overpass on South Western Boulevard in Chicago prior to excavation. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Superstructure forms are placed on the East Abutment, Pier #1, and Pier #4 at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Construction work begins on South Western Boulevard in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."