CONSTRUCTION: 2026 Outlook

Please review the following construction projects planned to be completed in the 48th Ward in 2026. Click on a project on the map to learn more about it, or see the projects in list form below. Note that dates are subject to change. Have a question about one of these projects? Call us at 773-784-5277 or send an email to info@the48thward.org. You can also search for and track the progress of local projects via ChiStreetWork.

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Q1 (January-March)

• Berwyn/Ashland Traffic Light

  • Note: This traffic light is part of the Berwyn Greenway project, making it safer for cyclists to get to the Lakefront Trail.

Q2 (April-June)

• Arterial Lighting Sheridan (Catalpa to Berwyn)

• Ridge/Wayne Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon

• Broadway Refuge Islands (at Hood, Rosedale, and Norwood)

• Berwyn Greenway Pavement Markings in the Meadows

• Street Resurfacing

  • Ardmore (Sheridan to Winthrop)

  • Glenwood (Balmoral to Berwyn)

  • Glenwood (Bryn Mawr to Ridge)

  • Glenwood (Ardmore to Rosedale)

  • Balmoral (Wayne to Lakewood)

• Alley Resurfacing

  • Winona/Foster/Sheridan/Marine

  • Highland/Rosemont/Clark/Greenview

  • Elmdale/Thorndale/Magnolia/Broadway

  • Glenwood/Ridge/Hollywood

  • Winona/Argyle/Winthrop/Kenmore

  • McCutcheon/Margate/Marine/Ainslie

  • Kenmore/Winona/Sheridan/Argyle

  • Clark/Hollywood/Glenwood/Olive

• Accessible Pedestrian Signals

  • Broadway & Balmoral

  • Sheridan & Balmoral

  • Sheridan & Glenlake

  • Sheridan & Argyle

  • Broadway & Argyle

  • Broadway & Ainslie

• Detached Bump Outs

  • Clark & Gregory

• Sidewalks

  • 940 W Glenlake

  • 5840 N Broadway

Q3 (July-September)

• DWM Water Main Project - Sheridan/Bryn Mawr

  • Scope: Sheridan (Bryn Mawr to Foster) and Bryn Mawr (Sheridan to Kenmore)

• Raised Intersections near Senn (Thorndale/Glenwood & Ardmore/Glenwood)

• Bump Outs - Summer 2026

  • Olive/Glenwood

  • Hollywood/Clark

• Under-L Activation

• Green Alleys

  • Balmoral/Summerdale/Clark/Glenwood

  • Bryn Mawr/Catalpa/Broadway/Railroad

  • Ardmore/Hollywood/Winthrop/Kenmore

Q4 (October-December)

• Elise Malary Plaza

  People’s Gas System Improvement Projects

  • Bryn Mawr (Broadway to Kenmore)

  • Sheridan & Ardmore

• Curb Extensions

  • Foster & Wayne

Date TBD

• CDOT Lighting Projects

  • 6145-6212 N Lakewood

  • Edgewater (Glenwood to Clark)

  • Granville (Broadway to Glenwood)

• Sewer Lining Project

  • Alley west of Ridge (W Victoria St to 1 Section South of W Victoria St)