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PROJECT UPDATES

A Ton of Bricks

September kicks off with the first (of many!) bricks being laid on Oak Park Avenue starting near Pleasant Street. This also officially marks the beginning of Stage 4, streetscape improvement, in the five-stage Renew the Avenue project.

1. Brickwork will continue for several months. Nearly the entire construction zone of north and south Oak Park Avenue, Hunter Court, and the intersections of its main streets, will be covered by long-wearing brick pavers in the coming months. Bricklaying in intersections will result in occasional road closures and detours while bricks are set. Work crews will gradually change to include skilled masons, and the pace and scope of brickwork will expand as concrete pouring continues north of North Boulevard.

2. Concrete work has concluded south of the tracks. Shoppers—and business owners—are enjoying the sidewalks again as a majority of the ramps have been removed from Pleasant St. to South Boulevard. The final detailed work of finishing up involved the pouring of curbs connecting sidewalks to roadbeds. Ramp access to businesses will return later this month for all Hemingway District businesses along Oak Park Avenue between North Boulevard and Lake Street. Old concrete removal began in the north earlier this week.

3. Longtime local resident and runner is August’s Bike to the Biz winner.

Bike to the Biz July winner

Nick Bensen says ‘bonjour’ from Paris, where he received word on vacation that he’d won the monthly drawing for $250 in Biker Bucks. Nick and wife Geri Bensen—who also entered the drawing—are active in the Oak Park Runners Club, so it’s perhaps not surprising that they regularly use foot power to get to the Hemingway District to shop and dine.

Here’s where they shop and stop and why.

Please feel free to contact the project team at any time and check the Renew the Avenue website for project updates.

Renew the Avenue

104 N Oak Park Avenue
Suite 203
Oak Park, IL 60301

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