Lake Drive Construction Underway

Southbound Lake Drive traffic was detoured at Bartlett Avenue Tuesday, marking the beginning of a three-month water main replacement project.

Southbound traffic has been rerouted from Lake Drive onto Bartlett Avenue, then onto Hampton Road before directing vehicles back to Lake Drive. A temporary four-way intersection was created at the intersection of Bartlett Avenue and Hampton Road to accomodate the increased traffic coming south on Bartlett.

The detour will last through Friday, and will temporarily be opened for Easter weekend before resuming the detour on Monday, April 1 through April 12. The village does not expect to reroute northbound traffic during the project, which is expected to last until June 28.

The $1.2 million project will replace two 99-year-old, six-inch water mains with one 12-inch water main. It is the third and final phase of the Lake Drive water main project, which spanned from Bartlett Street to Woodburn Street last year, and from Woodburn Street to Silver Spring Drive in 2010.

The village will post construction information, updates, and detour information through a link on the village website homepage at least twice a month.