Spooktacular Finish in Sight for the 2nd and 3rd Streetscape Project!

The end is almost here and we are very hopeful that we will see all fences removed and nearly all work completed by Halloween...just in time for the downtown Trick-or-Treat Spooktacular on Saturday, October 31 from 1-3p.m. in downtown DeKalb. Below is an overview of the 3 current projects going on in downtown DeKalb.

Here is the schedule for the next 3 weeks for 2nd and 3rd Street work:
Please note that work will be done on both the South and North sides of 2nd and 3rd over the next few weeks.

Oct 5-14 – finish pouring all concrete on S. 3rd
Oct 5-9 – finish all electrical work on S. 3rd
Oct 8-9 – install all stone planters on S. 2nd and 3rd
Oct 12 – install all plants and tree on N. 2nd, N. 3rd, S. 2nd, S. 3rd (parking lanes will be blocked at various points while trees, plants and sod are being installed).
Oct 12 – brick work begins on S. 2nd and S. 3rd
Oct 12-16 – install stamped cross walks on N. 2nd and N. 3rd (will require a temporary 1 day max street closure while cross walks are being installed).
Oct 19 – Milling and paving begins on S. 2nd and S. 3rd

Union Pacific work at RT 38 and RT 23
Work is in progress at this intersection and should be completed by Sunday, October 11, 2009. Detours will be in place until work is complete. As a reminder this work is being conducted, funded and coordinated by Union Pacific.

Illinois Department of Transportation Work on RT 38
As a reminder – the current roadway mill and resurface improvements on RT38 from 4th St. to Stadium Dr. is scheduled, funded, and implemented by IDOT – not the City of DeKalb. This project is being executed to coordinate with the additional improvements that will be made to the Streetscape on Lincoln Hwy in 2010.

Work will continue on this project through early November.


As always, if you have questions or concerns please contact Mike Bauling, City of DeKalb Engineering Dept at 815-748-2030 or Jennifer Groce, Re:New DeKalb at 815-748-7788.