Ward Snags More Than 40 Infrastructure Improvements in 2012

No matter where you turned in Lake View in 2012, it seemed like a sidewalk was being replaced or a street was being resurfaced, and now is clear how much work was really done.

Ald. Tom Tunney (44^th) released a statement Friday outlining 42 infrastructure improvement projects his team tackled in 2012. There were eight new lights erected, 16 streets resurfaced, five new pedestrian crossing signs installed, two new sewer mains connected, seven new water mains installed and eight new sewer linings repaired. There were also more than 150 sidewalks repaired.

“Wow, we did a lot this year!” wrote Sougata Deb, Director of infrastructure and Special Projects, in an email.

Deb outlined funding for each individual project, ranging from deals with People Gas to Aldermanic menu money. In addition, the statement outlined the success of the new pedestrian crossing signs, saying they’re waiting before installing more.

“We are taking many of the other suggestions for in-road pedestrian signs very seriously,” the statement read. “I would like to get through the first winter to see how the signs hold up before installing any more.  We will revisit additional locations in the spring of 2013.”

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New Street Lights:

•  Belmont Ave (Sheffield to Racine)
•  Kenmore Ave (Belmont to Roscoe)
•  Seminary Ave (Belmont to Roscoe)
•  Clifton Ave (Belmont to Roscoe)
•  School St (Sheffield to Racine)
•  Roscoe St (Sheffield to Racine)
•  Oakdale Ave (Halsted to Sheffield- in progress)
•  George St (Halsted to Sheffield- in progress)

Street Resurfacing:

•  Belmont (Sheridan to Halsted)
•  Barry (Sheridan to Halsted)
•  Briar (Sheridan to Halsted)
•  Wellington (Lake Shore Dr to Broadway)
•  Greenview (Roscoe to Addison)
•  Greenview (Grace to Byron)
•  Clifton (Waveland to Grace)
•  Clark (Diversey to Addison)
•  Halsted (Wellington to Addison)
•  Lake Shore (outer drive) - (Diversey to Belmont)
•  Stratford (Lake Shore to Broadway)
•  Lakewood (Belmont to Roscoe)
•  Melrose (Racine to Southport)
•  Broadway (Diversey to Surf)
•  Roscoe (Sheffield to Racine)
•  Sheridan (Wellington to Oakdale)

Pedestrian Crossing Signs:

• Broadway & Briar
• Broadway & Aldine
• Belmont & Seminary
• Southport & Melrose
• Halsted & Buckingham

Sewer Mains:

• N Sheridan (W Oakdale to W Wellington)
• N Halsted/N Clark/W Barry/W Fletcher (Wellington to Fletcher) - in progress

Water Mains:

• N Lakewood (Belmont to Roscoe)
• Melrose (Racine to Southport)
• Clifton (Waveland to Grace)
• Greenview (Grace to Byron)
• Kenmore (Waveland to  Byron) - in progress
• Roscoe (Sheffield to Racine)
• Broadway (Diversey to Wellington)

Sewer Lining:

• W Newport (Halsted to Wilton)
• W Roscoe (Halsted to Kenmore)
• W School (Halsted to Clark)
• W Sheridan (Fremont to Sheridan)
• W Byron (Sheridan to Seminary)
• N Sheffield (Diversey to Sheridan)
• N Sheridan (Byron to Irving Park)
• N Clark (Diversey to Irving Park)

Sidewalks: 

"We have replaced over 150 sidewalks on both the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program and the 2012 Aldermanic Infrastructure menu," wrote the alderman in a statement.