Public Works Department - 2013 Construction Projects

Click here to view the 2013 Village Construction Project map. Thank you in advance to Skokie residents for their patience with these important improvement projects.

Intersection of Skokie Boulevard and Old Orchard Road: Roadway Reconstruction Project
Work will begin early this year on the underground utilities portion of this project. When completed, the improvements for this reconstructed intersection will include an eastbound right turn lane, northbound dual left turn lanes and traffic signal modernization and infrastructure upgrades.

Downtown Skokie Improvements
Timetable: March through November
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East Oakton Street Improvements
Timetable: April through June
The Village received grant funding for streetscape improvements on Oakton Street between Skokie Boulevard and Lowell Avenue. Improvements include new sidewalks, street lights, brick pavers and landscaping.

Intersection of Main Street and Central Park Avenue: New Traffic Signal
Timetable: April through May
A new traffic signal will be installed at this intersection this year. Electric conduit, foundations and pavement resurfacing will proceed first. The signal equipment will be installed this summer.

Residential Street Resurfacing
Timetable: May through October
Resurfacing of over three miles of residential streets at various locations throughout the Village in two phases.

Sewer Rehabilitation
Timetable: June through July
Sewer lining and sewer point repairs throughout the Village will occur this spring. The Village also has an annual sewer cleaning program which improves sewer flow and identifies future needs.

Water Main Improvements
Timetable: February through June
Water main and water valve replacement on Carpenter Road between Touhy Avenue and Pratt Avenue will occur in spring 2013.

Sidewalk Improvement Project
Timetable: August through September
This maintenance program replaces broken sections of sidewalk. Concrete street patching and the replacement of broken curb is included with this project. This year, work will focus on the area between Church and Dempster Streets.

High-Priority Patching Program
Timetable: September
This project repairs large patches of street and berms throughout the Village.

Illinois Department of Transportation
Completion of the modernization of a number of traffic signals along Golf Road and Church Street.

Cook County Highway Department
The county is planning to patch and diamond grind Old Orchard Road, west of the Edens Expressway. Preliminary work on Crawford Avenue, south of Oakton Street is planned to start in fall 2013. This is a complete reconstruction of the pavement including storm water improvements.

NICOR
Timetable: April-May
Installation of new residential gas mains and services in the area bounded by Central Park Avenue to McCormick Boulevard and Main to Dempster Streets.

2012 Completed Projects

Downtown Skokie Swift Station
Construction of the CTA Yellow Line Oakton Station in Downtown Skokie was completed last spring and the station is fully operational.

Swift Station Area Improvements
A new Kiss-N-Ride lot adjacent to the new station, a waiting lot north of Searle Parkway, and the streetscape along Skokie Boulevard were completed. Landscaping adjacent to the station will be completed this spring.

Community Development Block Grant Resurfacing
Resurfacing of 0.5 miles of CDBG eligible streets, north of Oakton Street.

Skokie Multi-Use Path: Oakton Street to Dempster Street
A new bituminous path was constructed, complete with significant landscaping, on the existing railroad ballast connecting Oakton Street to Dempster Street.

Non-Arterial Street Resurfacing
Resurfacing of three miles of residential streets at various locations throughout the Village.

Sidewalk Improvement Project
This maintenance program replaced over 9,000 square feet of broken sections of sidewalk.

High-Priority Patching Program
This project repaired 28 large bituminous patches and one berm throughout the Village.