Street Closures for The Dark Knight Announced
Chicago Business has posted the following downtown street closure information for The Dark Knight. The Batman Begins Sequel has been filming in both New York and Chicago for the past two months.
“Filming for “The Dark Knight” will prompt the closing of some downtown streets from Wednesday through Sunday.
- Lower Wacker Drive from Harrison Street to Michigan Avenue will be closed from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, reopening at 6 a.m. Saturday.
- Lower Michigan Avenue from Lower Wacker Drive to South Water Street will be closed from 6 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday.
- The lowest level of Randolph Street and Columbus Drive will be closed from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.
The scenes to be shot involve high-speed chases and pyrotechnics, according to Rich Moskal, director of the Chicago Film Office.
Filming for “The Dark Knight” has been taking place in Chicago since June. Chicago stood in for the series’ fictional Gotham City during the previous film, “Batman Begins.”
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