As demolition of the former eastbound McClugage Bridge across the Illinois River began Thursday, many people wondered about ...
Each blast will have the same road closures and procedures followed for their duration, with the currently-operating spans of ...
A boom, a puff of smoke and it was the beginning of the end for the old eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge which will be ...
Roads surrounding the bridge will also close for up to an hour, and a security perimeter will be in place during the ...
Towering over the Illinois River is the McClugage Bridge, named for the Depression-era mayor of Peoria and carrying traffic across War Memorial Drive into Tazewell County and back again since just ...
In addition, the channel of the Illinois River surrounding the bridge will be closed during each blast, with a perimeter of approximately 1,000 feet being set up around the blast zone. For the ...
the ramps from Route 116 on to the westbound span of the bridge and Lorentz Avenue from Adams Street to the Illinois River will be shut down during the implosion. Crews will be using drones to ...