Construction Updates

2021 Street Resurfacing

Scope: Resurfacing the below listing streets. Work generally includes spot curb and sidewalk replacements, asphalt patching, and grinding off the top layer of asphalt and repaving the surface layer asphalt.

Contractor: Brothers Asphalt Paving

Status: (8-03-21 Update) The first stage of concrete removal and replacement is in fullswing and should be completed by the end of this week. Removal and replacement on the second state of concrete work should begin sometime the week of August 9th. Substantial completion scheduled for mid September. Landscaping restoration to follow.

The following streets will be resurfaced this year:

· Lawrence Court including Rose Street and Kolze Avenue

· Moore Lane from River Road to Wesley Terrace

· Wesley Terrace from Moore Lane to Montrose Avenue

· Cullom Street from River Road to Wesley Terrace

· Belle Plaine Avenue from Judd Avenue to Denley Avenue

· Waveland Avenue from Scott Street to Ruby Street

· Hawthorne Street from Waveland Avenue to Ivanhoe Avenue

· Elder Lane from Waveland Avenue to Ivanhoe Avenue

· Emerson Street from Waveland Avenue to Ivanhoe Avenue

· Emerson Drive from Eden Avenue to Ivanhoe Avenue

Irving Park Road Widening (IDOT) and Village Water Main Replacement

IDOT is widening Irving Park Road to expand it from four lanes to five lanes west of 25th Avenue and will resurface the roadway. In addition, a left lane turn signal will be installed at Judd Avenue

Status:

(8-03-21 Update) Water main installation and water service transfers are complete. Connections to existing system and other miscellaneous work will be completed by the end of this week. On 8-03-21 and 8-04-21there will be a 2 lane closure of Irving Park Road (thus Irving Park Road will be one lane each way). The IDOT widening work will continue through Spring of 2022.

Contractor: A Lamp Concrete Contractors

Michigan Avenue Water Main Replacement

Scope:

Replacement of the water main along Michigan Avenue from Linn Ave. to Lawrence Ave., and along Lawrence Avenue from Michigan Ave. to Rose Street.

Status:

(Updated 8-03-21) Installation of the new water main and water service transfers will be completed today on Michigan Avenue. Restoration work on Michigan will begin this week. Water service transfers and restoration work on Lawrence Avenue should be completed by August 13th. Landscape restoration will follow.

Contractor: Mauro Sewer Construction

Sanitary Sewer Cleaning & Televising

Scope: Cleaning & televising all of the storm sewer, combined sewer, and sanitary sewer throughout the Village. The total project footage is about 30 miles of pipe

Contractor: National Power Rodding

Status:

(Updated 8-03-21) Work is underway and will continue into December 2021.

Below are photos of National Power Rodding’s work vehicles. These vehicles will be seen all across the Village parked mostly in the roadway and parkways to access sewer manholes. The work consists of running a high pressure jet hose through the sewer to clean the sewer, then running a televising camera through the sewer to videotape the condition of the sanitary sewer pipes. After the cleaning and televising project is complete, the videotapes are viewed to identify any needed sewer repairs.