▁extension . ▁ ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁for ▁the ▁East side ▁Street car ▁Loop ▁project ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁city ▁selected ▁St acy ▁and ▁Wit beck ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁project ' s ▁general ▁contract or ▁and ▁actual ▁construction ▁began ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁alignment , ▁cre ws ▁laid ▁tracks ▁in ▁three - to - four - block ▁incre ments ; ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁they ▁were ▁lay ing ▁tracks ▁on ▁N ortheast ▁Grand ▁Avenue . ▁Work ers ▁closed ▁the ▁Broadway ▁Bridge ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁to ▁be ▁renov ated ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁To ▁maintain ▁the ▁existing ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁( this ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁allow ▁it ▁to ▁continue ▁lif ting ▁its ▁sp ans ) ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁tracks , ▁l ighter ▁fi ber - re in for ced ▁concrete ▁replaced ▁the ▁deck . ▁In ▁the ▁Pear l ▁District , ▁sections ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁been ▁two ▁two - way ▁streets — N orth west ▁Love jo y ▁and ▁North west ▁North rup — w ere ▁converted ▁into ▁one - way ▁streets ▁following ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁rails . ▁The ▁Love jo y ▁r amp ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁Bridge ▁re open ed ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁S out heast ▁Port land , ▁workers ▁built ▁a ▁ ▁bridge ▁that ▁carried ▁the ▁street car ▁from