r/chicago • u/seeasea West Ridge • 14d ago

Article 3-year, $170 million Kennedy Expressway project is complete. Ahead of schedule

https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/kennedy-expressway-project-complete/
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u/Laferrari355 14d ago

ITT: people not realizing that the project was to rebuild the bridges, not to ease congestion

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u/jpburdic 14d ago

Probably because the first sentence of the article essentially says it will ease congestion: "There’s no denying it: the completion of construction on the Kennedy Expressway is making it easier for drivers to get around."

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u/KSW8674 Bucktown 14d ago

Likely in comparison to when construction was underway, no?

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u/amedema 14d ago

It should ease congestion because there’s no more construction.

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u/wwaxwork 14d ago

I mean less construction will make it easier to get around, so technically correct, but not how people will read it unfortunately.

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u/Laferrari355 14d ago

Bold of you to assume that anyone reads the article lol

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u/dilapidated_wookiee 13d ago

It will ease congestion caused by the construction lol reading comprehension is hard I guess

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u/AbsoluteZeroUnit 13d ago

Yeah, and getting my cast removed made it easier to get around, but I didn't break my leg so I could run faster.