Chicago Avenue / Sheridan Road Project Update

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Chicago Avenue / Sheridan Road Project Update

Foster Street Closure at Sheridan Road, August 7 to August 14

Noyes Street Closure at Sheridan Road, August 14 to August 21

Phase 2 construction on Sheridan Road, from the Chicago Avenue/Sheridan Road intersection to Lincoln Street, continues with most of the excavation complete on the west half of Sheridan Road in preparation for concrete pavement construction.

In coordination with emergency services at Northwestern University and the City of Evanston, Foster Street will be closed at Sheridan Road beginning Monday, August 7 and will reopen on August 14 for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Following completion of the Foster Street intersection, the Noyes Street/Sheridan Road intersection will be closed from August 14 through August 21.

Traffic continues to be shifted to the east side of Sheridan Road in the project area. Once construction of the two lanes on the west side of Sheridan Road is complete, traffic will be switched onto the new lanes to accommodate road construction of the east side of Sheridan Road. Through traffic is closed on the east/west side streets between Orrington Avenue and Sheridan Road at Emerson Street, Library Place, Garrett Place, Haven Street, Dartmouth Place, and Colfax Street. Local traffic only is allowed on these blocks during construction until the new traffic lanes are opened on Sheridan Road.

The construction activities will create some inconveniences for the abutting residents, but workers will attempt to minimize these issues.

Background
The City of Evanston began Chicago Avenue/ Sheridan Road Corridor Project improvements in April 2017. This project includes roadway resurfacing/reconstruction, a new protected bike lane, replacement of curb and gutter, traffic signal modernization, installation of new water main, storm sewer and drainage structures, pavement markings and landscaping. The proposed Chicago Avenue/ Sheridan Road project will make Downtown Evanston and NU campus areas safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, while improving traffic flow and traffic safety. The improvement work is part of the City’s continuous program to improve the roadway system throughout the community and is funded by federal and local funds.

Contractor
The contractor for this roadway project is Plote Construction, Inc., located at 1100 Brandt Dr., Hoffman Estates.

City Monitoring
The City has retained Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. to monitor the project. If you have any questions or concerns during construction, please contact Resident Engineer Kevin Wilson, PE, at 847-833-0274. Questions in general about the Chicago Avenue and Sheridan Road reconstruction project should be directed to Sat Nagar, P.E., Senior Project Manager, at 3-1-1 or 847-448-4311.

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