By Townhall Chicago News Staff
The CTA on Monday began site preparation and tree removal at Wendell Smith Park, 9912 S. Princeton Ave., and extended sidewalk and alley closures on Broadway on the North Side, according to construction notices posted on the agency’s website.
The notices, both dated Oct. 19, signal active infrastructure work that will affect pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the affected corridors.
The work at Wendell Smith Park on the Far South Side may include fence installation and sewer repairs, according to the CTA notice. The park is located in the Roseland neighborhood.
On the North Side, the CTA extended a sidewalk and alley apron closure on Broadway between 5609 N. Broadway and 5643 W. Broadway, with an alley apron closure between 5605-5611 N. Broadway and 1118-1142 W. Bryn Mawr, according to the notice. Only the sidewalk on the east side of Broadway will be closed during the work.
The Broadway closures are part of ongoing CTA construction activity in the Edgewater and Bryn Mawr corridor. The agency has posted multiple construction notices in recent weeks for that area, including alley resurfacing east of 5619-5657 N. Broadway and curb installation in alleys west of Winthrop Avenue between Balmoral and Catalpa, according to prior notices on the CTA website dated Oct. 12.
A separate sidewalk closure for track column work at 115th Street from S. Lafayette to S. Perry was posted Oct. 16. That project involves alternating sidewalk closures between the north and south sides of W. 115th Street, according to the CTA.
An extended sidewalk and driveway closure for sidewalk reconstruction on Catalpa next to 1122 W. Catalpa, west side of the tracks, was posted Oct. 15. Only the sidewalk on the north side of Catalpa will be closed during that work, according to the agency.
Residents and commuters in the affected areas should plan for detours around the construction zones. The CTA’s Media Relations department can be reached at ctamedia@transitchicago.com or (312) 681-3090.
