Howard Street Improvement Project Starts Monday

The street that borders Chicago with Evanston and Skokie will get a facelift this year, but four months of traffic headaches could be on the horizon first.

A tri- municipality collaboration between Chicago, Evanston and Skokie will mean work on Howard Street from Hartrey Avenue/Sacramento Avenue to the bridge over the North Shore Channel in Skokie beginning on Monday, June 13 and lasting through October.

According to a memo from the city of Evanston, the project will include the installation of new traffic signals at Target Drive/Sacramento Avenue, the modernization of existing traffic signals at Jewel-Osco Drive/Kedzie Avenue, Jewel-Osco and Target access drive and intersection improvements, replacement of curb and gutter as needed, ADA ramps, sidewalk widening, roadway resurfacing, storm sewer and drainage improvements, pavement markings.

Additional landscaping is also planned along Hartrey Avenue.

One lane of traffic will remain open in each direction on Howard until this is complete.

"The Howard Street project will improve traffic safety and traffic flow for motorists and pedestrians," the memo stated, noting it is being paid for by TIF funds.

Work on the area will begin Monday with the installation of temporary traffic lights at Jewel-Osco Drive and Kedzie.