Evanston Water Main, Street Work Starts July 15

It’s summer construction season and the City of Evanston will be replacing water mains and resurfacing streets on Clark, Austin and Keeney streets, according to the city’s website.

The work is expected to last for 11 weeks with completion expected at end of September.

The locations which have been included as part of this contract, in sequence of construction, are:

• Clark Street (Orrington Avenue to Chicago Avenue)
• Austin Street (Ridge Avenue to Custer Avenue)
• Keeney Street (Hartrey Avenue to Dodge Avenue)

As part of this project, the sidewalk on the west side of Chicago Avenue will be widened to ten feet between Church Street and Clark Street.

Temporary No Parking

The actual date when construction is planned for each street will be noted on the temporary ‘no parking’ signs posted 48 hours prior to the start of work. The construction activities will create some inconvenience for abutting residents, but workers will attempt to minimize these inconveniences. Construction zone daytime no parking restrictions will be intermittent throughout the duration of the project; evening and night time parking (5 p.m. to 7 a.m.) will always be available. Street sweeping and/or neighborhood parking restrictions will be waived for a one block radius around the construction zone when temporary daytime no parking is in effect.

Any sprinkler system should be identified and marked with a flag by the property owner prior to the start of construction to prevent damages to the sprinkler system.

Project Details

This project includes replacement of the existing deteriorated water main with new ductile iron pipe as well as replacement of the existing water services.

The street resurfacing portion of the project involves curb replacement, as needed; roadway base repair; replacement of asphalt surface from curb to curb; and selected replacement of sidewalks and driveway aprons.