Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Presentation Regarding Updates to the Lake Street Resurfacing, Utility, and Streetscaping Projects and Discussion on Upcoming Streetscape Schedule in the Hemingway Business District
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Overview
Overview
The three separate Lake Street projects for Street Resurfacing, Water & Sewer Improvements, and Streetscaping have been underway since early this year. Work on the water & sewer project is substantially complete and the street resurfacing project will be completed, except for landscaping, in early July. The streetscape project from Harlem to Euclid is currently on schedule for completing work in Downtown Oak Park and ahead of schedule for completing work from Forest Avenue to Oak Park Avenue, with both areas on track to be substantially completed by early August. Work is scheduled to start in the Hemingway Business District in early August which will close Lake Street to outdoor dining, pending a discussion and direction on potential scheduling options.
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Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
Recommendation
There is no anticipated future action should the Streetscaping project stay on its current schedule. Should the Village Board direct staff to suspend work in the Hemingway District, the Village will be required to pay additional costs for any labor increases, remobilizing the contractors, storing materials, and increased material costs due to time. There will only be minimal additional costs for delaying the start till after Labor Day (Option 2).
Body
Report
There are three major projects on Lake Street which have been under construction since early this year: (1) streetscaping from Harlem to Euclid, (2) water and sewer main improvements from Grove to Euclid, and (3) street resurfacing from Euclid to Austin. A brief status of each of these three projects is presented at the end of this report.
The streetscape project is scheduled to start work in the H...
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