New Sidewalks Aim To Make Wheaton More Accessible

WHEATON, IL — The City of Wheaton plans to install more than seven miles of new sidewalks in the coming year in an effort to make navigating the city safer and more accessible. The sidewalks will be added in areas that do not currently have sidewalks, completing a project that had begun in 2022.

The project will be divided into three segments, with work being completed in spring, summer and fall of 2023.

In spring, crews will tackle sidewalk installations that had been planned for fall 2022, but postponed due to a shortage of materials and an employee strike. During this time, workers will install sidewalks on one side of the street at the following locations, per the City of Wheaton website:

• Avery Avenue, from Summit Street to the existing sidewalk west of Wood Street
• Beecher Avenue, from Westwood Drive to Birch Drive
• Birch Drive from Beecher Avenue to Manchester Road
• Crest Street, from Parkside Drive to Lakeside Drive
• Daly Road, from Stoddard Avenue to Summit Street
• Driving Park Road, from Geneva Road to Washington Street
• Elm Street, from Aurora Way to Greenwood Drive
• George Street, from Main Street to Gamon Road
• Greenwood Drive, from Lynwood Lane to the existing sidewalk to the north
• Indiana Street, from the existing sidewalk east of Sunnyside Avenue to the existing sidewalk west of West Street
• Kay Road, from Glencoe Street to the cul-de-sac
• Lakeside Drive, from Crest Street to Delles Road
• Myrtlewood Lane, from Roosevelt Road to the existing sidewalk south of Lakeside Drive
• Parkside Drive, from Crest Street to Delles Road
• Ranch Road, from Washington Street to Driving Park Road
• Summit Street, from Geneva Road to Daly Road
• Westwood Drive, from Beecher Avenue to Manchester Road

In summer, sidewalks will be installed in the following areas, starting in June:

• Lynwood Lane, from Greenwood Drive to Delles Road
• Delles Road, from Lynwood Lane to Arbor Avenue
• Cadillac Drive, from Santa Rosa Avenue to Webster Avenue
• Webster Avenue, from Cadillac Drive to Forest Avenue
• Campbell Avenue, from Illinois Street to Indiana Street
• Campbell Avenue, from Evergreen Street to Cul-de-sac
• Gamon Road, from Elm Street to existing sidewalk north of Tennyson Drive
• Summit Street, from Wendover Lane to existing sidewalk north of Hawthorne Boulevard
• Thomas Road, from Summit Street to Stoddard Avenue
• Ranch Road, from Driving Park Road to President Street
• Howard Court, from Ranch Road to Cul-de-sac
• Cherry Court, from Ranch Road to Cul-de-sac
• Webster Court, from Ranch Road to Cul-de-sac
• Sunset Road, from Aurora Way to Gables Boulevard
• Cherry Street, from Bridle Lane to Cul-de-sac
• Woodlawn Street, from existing sidewalk at 1517 Woodlawn Street to existing sidewalk at 1537 Woodlawn Street

The fall 2023 construction will bring sidewalks to additional parts of the city that will be determined by officials in the coming months.

This year's sidewalk installation is part of an ongoing effort to ensure there is a sidewalk on one side of every street in the city with the goal making Wheaton more walkable. Streets have been prioritized by type, nearness to a busier street, road design and how close the sidewalk is to the street.