The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will continue its work on improving Milwaukee Avenue in the half-mile segment between Kilpatrick Avenue to Addison Street, which will temporarily close the southbound traffic lanes from July 8th to December 1st.

The work will include:

• new roadway pavement, sidewalk, curb and gutter
• new sewer system to provide more capacity to help alleviate flooding
• new light poles new water main
• a pedestrian median refuge island for better access to Metra Grayland Station
• new trees, benches, and trash cans
• cleaning, painting, and improved clearances beneath the Metra and Union Pacific railroad viaducts
• traffic signal improvements

Weather permitting, heavy construction will begin on Monday, July 8th and continue until December 1st, when work will shut down for the winter.  Construction will resume in Spring 2014 and will be completed next year. 

Due to all the major work being done within the Metra and Union Pacific railroad viaducts, the southbound Milwaukee Avenue traffic will be rerouted outside of the construction area.  

Starting on Monday, July 8th, southbound lanes on Milwaukee will be closed between Kilpatrick and Addison. Northbound lanes will remain open throughout construction.

Southbound traffic will be detoured at Irving Park Road towards Cicero Avenue and then to the east along Addison Street.  During construction, access to driveways will be coordinated.