Part II: LOCUST ST.

It is official! Construction has moved to Locust Street. All 6 phases of Lincoln Highway were completed ahead of schedule...yahoooo! Only a small amount of ornamental work remains on Lincoln Highway. We are also happy to report that the Pedestrian Pass thru is well underway. Work on Locust will continue through mid-November of 2010 and then pause for the holidays. Work will resume when the weather breaks in the spring of 2011 and should be completed by June.

Here is an overview of where we are on Lincoln and what to expect on Locust Street:

Lincoln Highway
The only work that remains is lighting, landscaping and cross walks, The installation of lighting should be in place by late August. Landscaping will be installed this fall and cross walk application will take place in late August or September.

Pedestrian Pass Thru
The foundation has been poured and bricks will be installed over the next week. Lighting, railings, and street furniture will follow.

Locust Street
Locust Street work will start on the south side from 1st to 4th and then move to the north side. Work got underway this week with the installation of a utility cabinet at 1st and Locust. Next week there will be lots of saw cutting and then removals. This is can be loud and dusty at times, but should go quickly. Work will then focust on installing utility conduit. At this point and time we do not know when work will move to the south side. A detour is in place for east bound traffic to th street. Additional signage has been installed on 1st street to direct vehicles to parking and 2nd Street.

As always, if you have any questions please contact Re:New DeKalb at 815-748-7788 or the City of DeKalb Engineering Department at 815-748-2000.