Dangerous Wicker Park Intersection Getting $300K Makeover

The dangerous intersection of Milwaukee Avenue, Wolcott Avenue and Wood Street will soon get a major overhaul to reduce confusion for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists, DNAinfo Chicago reports. 

As a part of the $3 million CDOT Traffic Signal Modernization Project, Chicago officials say they’ll change the six-way intersection into a traditional four-way crossing with traffic signals and crosswalks, reporter Alisa Hauser writes.

“About damn time,” said Ald. Joe Moreno in a statement.

CDOT spokesman Pete Scales told DNAinfo the project is expected to cost $300,000 and should be completed sometime in early 2014.

Read DNAinfo’s full report here.