Construction Updates: January 29, 2025

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Please be advised of the following upcoming and ongoing construction in the ward:


map of ridge-hollywood sewer main replacement project area

Ridge/Hollywood Sewer Main Replacement Project

As soon as next week, the Department of Water Management (DWM) will begin work on a sewer main and lead service line replacement project along Hollywood, Ridge, and other nearby roads. Many of the lines being replaced date back to as early as 1833!

This project will be broken up into four phases:

  1. Jan-May: Contractor work (see area highlighted in blue above)

  2. Feb-May: Sewer Main replacement (see area highlighted in red above)

  3. May-Sept: Lead service line replacement (entire project area)

  4. Ongoing: Restoration and CDOT work

Work on this project is expected to wrap up during fall 2025. Please note that project details are subject to change. Contact info@the48thward.org with questions.


gravel pathway between the new CTA tracks where Under L Activation will go

RPM Extended Road and Alley Closures

We're so excited for the new Red Line Stations at Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, and Lawrence to open this Summer! The new stations will be fully ADA accessible to better serve our neighbors. The following roads and alleys in the ward are closed due to Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) construction:


SPECIAL NOTICE: ARGYLE STATION WORK AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT
CTA has begun work in and around the new Argyle Red Line station in preparation for completing and opening the new station and tracks in 2025! Read below for impacts and reminders. See full details here.

Community Impacts:

  • January through April: Approximately three Monday-Thursday periods of full street closures of Argyle. Other impacts include occasional traffic lane shifts, parking lane cllosures, and sidewalk closures. 

  • Summer 2025*: Extended street closure for decorative street paver installation.


Extended Street Closures
Argyle at the CTA Tracks

  • Monday, January 27 to Thursday January 30, 2025

  • Monday, February 3 to Thursday, February 6, 2025

  • Work Activity: Overstreet Lighting Work

Overnight Work
Argyle Station Platform

  • Monday, January 27 - Saturday, February 8  

  • Work Activity: Station Platform Construction

Berwyn Station Platform 

  • Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - Monday, February 17, 2025

  • Work Activity: Platform Construction

CTA Track between Hollywood and Leland

  • Thursday, December 5, 2024 - Saturday, March 29, 2025

  • Work Activity: Winter Heating for Station Construction & Trackwork

Sidewalk Closures & Lane Shifts
Bryn Mawr at the CTA Tracks

  • Monday, January 6 - Saturday, April 26, 2025

  • Work Activity: Overstreet Lighting, Signage, Support, and Bird Deterrent Installation

Argyle at the CTA Tracks

  • Monday, January 20 to Saturday, April 26, 2025

  • Work Activity: Overstreet Lighting & Signage & Support Installation, & Bird Deterrent Installation


Please note that additional sidewalks, alleys, and streets in the ward may be affected by partial closures. Visit the RPM site to subscribe for all updates in your area.


If you have any questions regarding a project not posted, please reach out to development@the48thward.org. Likewise, if you would like to know about any upcoming project in the ward, visit ChiStreetWork.

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