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For Immediate Release
July 21, 2015
Waukegan, IL-The
Lake County Division of Transportation will be closing Lewis Avenue between
York House Road and Sunset Avenue to through traffic on Wednesday, August 5
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in order to remove the pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian
bridge is aging and deteriorating and is not wheelchair assessable. As part of overall
project, improvements will be made to the sidewalk to accommodate pedestrians
crossing at the signal on Lewis Avenue and Ballentine Street.
The road will be
closed to all through traffic at Blanchard Road. Local traffic will have access
north and south of Blanchard Road within the area.
Detour route: Yorkhouse Road
to McAree to Sunset Avenue
 Contact:
Glenn
Petko, Engineer of Construction
Al
Giertych, Assistant County Engineer
847-377-7400
dot@lakecountyil.gov
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