Lincoln Street To Close At Sheridan Road For A Week

From The City of Evanston: As part of the final phase of the Chicago Avenue / Sheridan Road Corridor Project, Lincoln Street will be closed at Sheridan Road beginning Wednesday, July 11 through Thursday, July 19 in coordination with emergency services at the City of Evanston and Northwestern University. The road will reopen on Friday, July 20 for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

Most of the excavation is now complete on the west side of the Sheridan / Lincoln intersection in preparation for concrete pavement construction. A detour will be set up for eastbound Lincoln Street traffic to use Orrington Avenue to Noyes Street going south or Orrington Avenue to Central Street going north.

Once construction on the west side of Sheridan Road is complete, traffic will be switched onto the new lanes to accommodate road reconstruction of the east side of 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. The Chicago Avenue portion and Sheridan Road, from Chicago/ Sheridan to Lincoln Street, was completed in 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. For questions or concerns during construction, please contact Resident Engineer Kevin Wilson, P.E., 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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