Now that winter’s behind us, it’s time for a time-honored local tradition: Chicago’s annual “fixing of the potholes.” The city announced the first 135 miles of streets that’ll be resurfaced this year. Here are some of the big ones:
- Stony Island Avenue from S. Doty Avenue to E. 122nd Street (2.4 miles)
- South Chicago Avenue 67th Street to 79th Street (1.4 miles)
- Ashland Avenue from 63rd Street to 71st Street (1 mile)
- Loomis Avenue 59th Street to 74th Street (1.9 miles)
- 47th Street from Western Avenue to Racine Avenue (1.5 miles)
- California Avenue from 47th Street to 51st Street (0.5 mile)
- Harrison Street from Pulaski Road to Kedzie Avenue (1 mile)
- Halsted Street from Roosevelt Road to Harrison Street (0.5 mile)
- Cicero Avenue from Grand Avenue to Division Street (0.8 miles)
- Central Park Avenue from Lake Street to Roosevelt Road (1.3 miles)
- Caldwell Avenue from Touhy Avenue to Devon Avenue (1.5 miles)
- Cicero Avenue from Irving Park Road to Grand Avenue (2.75 miles)
CDOT (Chicago Department of Transportation) says it hopes to repave at least 275 miles before the year’s over. And then they get to do it all over again next year.
