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9/20/12 Damen from Division to Jackson is "Rough Grooved Surface." Plan accordingly.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 6, 2014 at 4:17am

Short sections of Dearborn in the Loop are ground down for repaving. Watch for bumps.

Down in Beverly, 103rd St. between Longwood and Vincennes is getting water main replacement. Buses are being detoured. Road conditions are rough. Nearby, to the north, Wood St. is undergoing similar construction up to 99th.

Permalink Reply by Eric R on May 16, 2014 at 5:04am

Augusta between Damen and Hoyne is closed to traffic (for a few weeks now) but bikes and peds can pass through.

The city is installing new water pipes, which apparently go under the bike lane on the north side of the street. It appears they initially plan to fill it with gravel then repave the section in July so expect no bike lane, at least not a smooth one, for a couple of months. They already installed pipes and added gravel to the section between Hoyne and Leavitt.

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on May 16, 2014 at 6:26am

FWIW, I've been taking Augusta as an alternative to Milwaukee, and it's actually quite pleasant. Through the closed section, you need to be wary of the road surface, but without cars driving there, it's easy to find a smooth strip of asphalt. 

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie has some more construction that is turning it into even more of a clusterfuck than usual. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on May 16, 2014 at 6:31am

And to think it's only been 6 months since People for Bikes recognized the Milwaukee Avenue protected bike lan.... 

David Altenburg said:

FWIW, I've been taking Augusta as an alternative to Milwaukee, and it's actually quite pleasant. Through the closed section, you need to be wary of the road surface, but without cars driving there, it's easy to find a smooth strip of asphalt. 

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie has some more construction that is turning it into even more of a clusterfuck than usual. 

Permalink Reply by Eric R on May 16, 2014 at 6:42am

As soon as Milwaukee goes one lane, I plan to switch my route to Damen/Warren/Washington instead of Augusta/Milwaukee to downtown. Short-term bummer since Augusta just got the buffered bike lane.

David Altenburg said:

FWIW, I've been taking Augusta as an alternative to Milwaukee, and it's actually quite pleasant. Through the closed section, you need to be wary of the road surface, but without cars driving there, it's easy to find a smooth strip of asphalt. 

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie has some more construction that is turning it into even more of a clusterfuck than usual. 

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on May 16, 2014 at 7:23am

To be fair, they were pretty nice those couple days after they were installed before they got torn up again.

Kevin C said:

And to think it's only been 6 months since People for Bikes recognized the Milwaukee Avenue protected bike lan.... 

David Altenburg said:

FWIW, I've been taking Augusta as an alternative to Milwaukee, and it's actually quite pleasant. Through the closed section, you need to be wary of the road surface, but without cars driving there, it's easy to find a smooth strip of asphalt. 

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie has some more construction that is turning it into even more of a clusterfuck than usual. 

Permalink Reply by Michelle Milham on May 16, 2014 at 7:55am


Sad. 


David Altenburg said:

To be fair, they were pretty nice those couple days after they were installed before they got torn up again.

Kevin C said:

And to think it's only been 6 months since People for Bikes recognized the Milwaukee Avenue protected bike lan.... 

David Altenburg said:

FWIW, I've been taking Augusta as an alternative to Milwaukee, and it's actually quite pleasant. Through the closed section, you need to be wary of the road surface, but without cars driving there, it's easy to find a smooth strip of asphalt. 

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie has some more construction that is turning it into even more of a clusterfuck than usual. 

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 16, 2014 at 10:39am

There are water main and gas main projects happening on many Chicago streets this year. It's not a bad idea to be extra vigilant in watching out for trenches, loose stone and gravel, and steel plates.  It's likely to affect miles and miles of streets where many of us ride, and make getting around this summer a bit more challenging. On the plus side, we have all that good pavement to look forward to when the projects are done.

Eric R said:

Augusta between Damen and Hoyne is closed to traffic (for a few weeks now) but bikes and peds can pass through.

The city is installing new water pipes, which apparently go under the bike lane on the north side of the street. It appears they initially plan to fill it with gravel then repave the section in July so expect no bike lane, at least not a smooth one, for a couple of months. They already installed pipes and added gravel to the section between Hoyne and Leavitt.

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on May 16, 2014 at 1:37pm

Also worth mentioning that Kedzie between North and Palmer is torn up for water main work (projected to end in July). Look out for loose gravel. Also, as of a week ago, there is a tree branch right at eye level sticking out into the bike lane, so look out if you ride there - probably best to just take the lane if you're going northbound.

Permalink Reply by yai danche on May 18, 2014 at 12:51am

+1 on Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie sucks.  I will add that while Halsted between Van Buren and Grand is rideable, it also sucks (construction going on btwn Van Buren and Jackson).  I don't go that far north on Halsted usually and it always seems pitted with large craters.  Have they ever re-paved in the last 5 years?

Permalink Reply by Rich S on May 20, 2014 at 2:46am

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie is even worse as of yesterday afternoon. Really dusty riding south this morning too. I'll be taking Clybourn/Cortland to get to Elston for the next couple o' weeks. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on May 20, 2014 at 2:58am

I "discovered" the rough grooved pavement on Milwaukee last night. I was happy to be on a mountain bike.

Rich S said:

Milwaukee between Chicago and Erie is even worse as of yesterday afternoon. Really dusty riding south this morning too. I'll be taking Clybourn/Cortland to get to Elston for the next couple o' weeks. 

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