Officials broke ground Monday on a long-anticipated street reconstruction project in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, launching a $5.1 million effort to modernize a deteriorating stretch of Central Park Avenue between 71st and 73rd Streets.

Led by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Public Building Commission (PBC), the project will be built by Bowa Construction and aims to address decades-old infrastructure deficiencies on one of the city’s so-called “Works Progress Administration (WPA) Streets” which were constructed in the 1930s.

The project includes full-depth roadway reconstruction, installation of new stormwater drainage systems, water main and lead service line replacement, curbs and gutters, sidewalks with ADA-compliant ramps, upgraded lighting, signage and pavement markings, new driveways and alley aprons, and tree planting. 

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