Water Main Construction to Begin on Crawford Ave. Wednesday

SKOKIE, IL - Traffic on Crawford Avenue in Skokie will be altered for the next several months while construction takes place on a new water main between Oakton and Dempster streets.

Preparations for the project will begin on June 1, with the installation of the main set to begin the following week, according to a village news release. The project is not expected to be complete until November.

During construction, traffic on Crawford Avenue will be detoured around the construction zone.

Northbound motorists will be detoured east on Oakton Street to McCormick Boulevard, then north to Church Street and then west returning to Crawford Avenue.

For southbound commuters, traffic will be detoured west on Dempster Street to Skokie Boulevard, then south to Oakton Street and then east returning to Crawford Avenue.

‘Local Traffic’ on Crawford Avenue will be permitted in both directions except on blocks where construction activities prevent safe movement of vehicles.

The scope of construction includes work in the intersections of Crawford Avenue at Oakton, Main and Dempster streets. Four to five days will be needed to complete work at each intersection.