Coming soon to 111th St. - a Chicago Department of Water Management to replace 1,934 feet of 100 year old water main from Western Avenue to Longwood Drive starting in mid-March.
The street will have lane reductions - one lane in each direction until further notice.
The official word is that there will 24-hour notice to affected residents before any temporary interruptions to water service. In an emergency situation, there might be less notice.
For more info, call the Department of Water Management Office of Public Affairs at 773-744-7242, the 19th Ward Office at 773-238-8766 or 311.
Showing posts with label Dept. of Water Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dept. of Water Management. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Monday, December 23, 2019
the Water Dept. Grinches who stole Christmas
A few days ago, I discovered this scene - not fun in any season, but especially crappy just before Christmas with daytime "no parking" signs marked "12/17/19 to completion" - whenever that is.
I posted this photo on Twitter with this caption: "Not a happy sight in #Beverly. What a Grinchy thing to start a major @ChicagoWater project 1 week before Christmas. Why couldn’t this wait until the week after?"
Here's the response I got: "Nobody is ever happy to see that their street is going to be torn up or out of commission, it is an unfortunate necessity in order for us to make needed infrastructure improvements to our water and sewer systems. Call us for more info on this project 312-744-4420."
If you are affected by this project and want to give them an earful, feel free.
I posted this photo on Twitter with this caption: "Not a happy sight in #Beverly. What a Grinchy thing to start a major @ChicagoWater project 1 week before Christmas. Why couldn’t this wait until the week after?"
Here's the response I got: "Nobody is ever happy to see that their street is going to be torn up or out of commission, it is an unfortunate necessity in order for us to make needed infrastructure improvements to our water and sewer systems. Call us for more info on this project 312-744-4420."
If you are affected by this project and want to give them an earful, feel free.
Monday, August 12, 2019
disturbing the peace
A couple of weeks ago, a big Dept. of Water Management excavation project started near my house. The intersection of 97th and Seeley is now a huge crater. In the big picture, modernization of our water and sewer systems is a good thing, but it should not penalize the health of people who live near the project area.
Our noise ordinance exists for a reason. People need to get rest, and get relief from all the noise they face during the day. Some of us deal with a LOT of noise. That takes a toll on our health. Facing 1.5 hours more of stressful noise each day is NOT what most of us need.
One day last week the crew started the noisy work shortly after 6:30 a.m., well before the 8 a.m. allowed start under the noise ordinance. Today they fired up the engine on the big excavator at 6:15 a.m. The backup beeps, yelling conversations and clank of steel plates being moved started a few minutes later.
I called in a noise complaint to police. About 10 minutes later, there was a 5 minute pause when I didn't hear anything except engines idling, then they went back to their loud work. It's now 6:45 and they're getting louder. At 7:00 am they started with the concrete saw. I'll be calling the alderman's office again today, and again tomorrow and the next day and the next if they continue to start this early. Starting that kind of work so early in the day is disturbing the peace, plain and simple.
Our noise ordinance exists for a reason. People need to get rest, and get relief from all the noise they face during the day. Some of us deal with a LOT of noise. That takes a toll on our health. Facing 1.5 hours more of stressful noise each day is NOT what most of us need.
One day last week the crew started the noisy work shortly after 6:30 a.m., well before the 8 a.m. allowed start under the noise ordinance. Today they fired up the engine on the big excavator at 6:15 a.m. The backup beeps, yelling conversations and clank of steel plates being moved started a few minutes later.
I called in a noise complaint to police. About 10 minutes later, there was a 5 minute pause when I didn't hear anything except engines idling, then they went back to their loud work. It's now 6:45 and they're getting louder. At 7:00 am they started with the concrete saw. I'll be calling the alderman's office again today, and again tomorrow and the next day and the next if they continue to start this early. Starting that kind of work so early in the day is disturbing the peace, plain and simple.
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