Navy Pier Flyover Completed After Years Of Construction Delays — Many Ask Why It Took So Long CBS Chicago 6 days ago Syndicated Local – CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — The long-stalled Navy Pier Flyover, often maligned for having taken longer to build than the Golden Gate Bridge, finally has been completed – three years later than originally expected. The project is designed to relieve congestion on a narrow stretch of sidewalk where cyclists and pedestrians were forced to cross the Chicago River on a narrow sidewalk alongside busy Lake Shore Drive. Olivia Lawton and her dog Luna used to turn around rather than try to make the crossing.