Inside lanes on I-277 near the South Boulevard exit closed yesterday for construction of the $23.8 million Rail Trail Bridge.
Why it matters: The project will finally connect South End to Uptown, but motorists face roughly 2.5 years of disruptions.
The current closures are expected to last about four months while crews install barrier walls and demolish and rebuild the median.
Catch up quick: The long-awaited biking and walking bridge will close a gap in the Rail Trail between Brooklyn Village Station and the East Morehead Street's bridge.
Between the lines: The construction timeline may seem long for a single bridge. That's because building over an active interstate requires sequencing and abundant safety precautions, a CDOT engineer previously told Axios.
