Water and Sewer Project Updates

Kilpatrick Avenue Sewer Project

Updated October 9, 2026

The scope of work for this project in its entirety is as follows:

N Kilpatrick Av from W Roscoe St to W Addison St
N Kilpatrick Av from W Roscoe St to W School St
W School St from N Kilpatrick Av to N Keating Av
N Kolmar Av from W Roscoe St to W Cornelia Av
W Cornelia Av from N Kolmar Av to N Kenton Av
N Kilpatrick Av from W Addison St to W Waveland Av
W Waveland Av from N Kilpatrick Av to 387’ East
W Patterson Av from N Kilpatrick Av to 392’ East
W Warwick Av from N Kilpatrick Av to 258’ East
W Grace St from N Kilpatrick Av to 267’ West

Traffic/Street Closures:

For the public's safety, the intersection of W School St and N Kilpatrick Ave will remain closed until all sewer connections to the new manhole structure are completed.

Schedule: 10/13/26 – 10/16/26:

Crew S03

DWM crew will continue installation of 30” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) on N Kilpatrick Ave from Roscoe St to School St.
Will complete installation of 30” RCP at Kilpatrick and School intersection. Will connect 24” diameter RCP on School St.

Completed 10/05/26 – 10/09/26:

Crew S03

DWM crew excavated and installed 30” diameter RCP main sewer on N Kilpatrick Av between Roscoe St to School St.

Mainline Sewer Main Pipe Progress to date: 3,280 of 5,179 linear feet.

Grace Street Water Main Replacement

Updated July 21, 2026

Pipe installation along Grace Street and Lawndale is complete. Restoration work is scheduled to start once the underground phase is completed, weather permitting.

The contractor is planning a shutdown on Wednesday, July 22, for the final connection at the intersection of Grace and Lawndale.

No residents are expected to be impacted by the water shutdown.

No parking signs will be placed for the duration of the work.

Parking Restrictions

“No Parking” signs will be posted on both sides of the street during construction hours (7:00 AM – 4:00 PM).
Parking will be allowed outside of work hours and on weekends.

Traffic and Lane Closures

Local traffic may be limited during work hours due to staging of trucking and the movements of other machinery needed to perform the work.
One lane will always remain accessible for emergency vehicles.

Water Shutdowns

There is no water shutdown planned for this week.

Water Service Transfers / Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR)

Lead service line replacements will begin once the water main installation is complete.

Final Connections and Restoration

After all buildings are connected to the new water main, final connections will be made to fully remove the old water main from service.
Restoration will follow shortly after.

Austin-Marmora Sewer Project

Updated August 21, 2026

The Department of Water Management (DWM) has issued work orders to rehabilitate the following existing sewer sections within the 30th Ward:

N Austin Ave from W Diversey Ave to 335’ North of W George St
N Marmora Ave from W Diversey Ave to W George St.

Traffic control:

N Austin Ave will be closed to through traffic from W Diversey Ave to W Wellington Ave through the weekend and will be reopened to traffic on Monday morning.
N Marmora Ave will be closed to through traffic from W Diversey Ave to W George St. No Parking signs have been posted. Additionally, to complete the work in the intersection of W Geroge and N Marmora, the intersection will be closed at the start of work Monday morning and remain closed to through traffic until the completion of the work on Monday.

Status: In Progress

DWM in-house main sewer side only: 99.6% completion.
N Austin Ave from W Diversey Ave to 335’ North of W George St: Installation of main line sewer completed. Catch basins and lead service line replacement (LSLR) completed.
N Marmora Ave from W Diversey Ave to W George St: Installation of main line sewer and catch basins in progress. LSLR pending.
The DWM in-house sewer crew continued installing 240 linear feet of 30” reinforced concrete pipe main line sewer in the trench on N Marmora Ave, heading north from W Diversey Ave towards W George St and connecting all peripheral drains. The main line sewer has been installed up to the intersection of W George and N Marmora.
Next week the crew will complete work in the intersection of W George and N Marmora: installing the remaining main line sewer and a new manhole and making connections to the existing sewer. This will complete the main sewer installation for this project. For the remainder of the week, the crew will complete the installation of the remaining 6 catch basins on N Marmora and make connections to the main sewer, which will complete the scope of work for the sewer portion of the project.

Sewer System Maintenance

Updated June 26, 2026

The Department of Water Management has issued work orders to rehabilitate the following existing sewer sections within the 30th Ward:

N Avondale Ave from 238' Southeast of N Hamlin Ave to W Addison St
N Kildare Ave from W Cornelia Ave to W Henderson St
N Mcvicker Ave from W Wellington Ave to 330' North of W George St
N Mcvicker Ave from W George St to W Wrightwood Ave
N Kostner Ave from Alley South of W Roscoe St to 3 Sections (380') N of W School St
W Cornelia Ave from N Karlov Ave to Alley (160') West of N Pulaski Rd

The Notice to Proceed is June 30, 2026, and the sub-contractor, Inliner Solutions, will have 175 calendar days to complete all work on the subject Sub Order 22a. The completion date will be December 22, 2026.

The rehabilitation work includes cleaning the sewers and the installation of CIPP (cure-in-place pipe). The installation of CIPP consists of lining the existing sewers and generally does not require excavation except when repairs are required prior to lining of the sewer main, catch basin lateral connections, catch basin structures or manhole structures.

Typical work includes the following:

Main sewer cleaning and televising
Catch basin (drainage structures on the curbside) cleaning, televising, and lining of the pipe connections to the main sewer
Catch basin and sewer manhole structures lining
Main sewer lining immediately followed by the reinstatement of house drains services and catch basin pipe connections.
The lined sewer will be televised to ensure that the work was done properly.

The work is scheduled to begin TBD and is scheduled to be completed by TBD.

Please note, the work is performed in staggered stages, therefore crews will not be on site every day for the extended period described. As contractors begin lining the main sewers, residents will be provided with a letter/flyer with notification of the work for each project location. No parking signs will be posted in the immediate area a workday prior to the start of any scheduled work. It will be necessary to close some lanes, but the streets will remain open to traffic.

St. Louis Avenue Water and Sewer Project

(only a small portion is within the 30th Ward)

Updated October 9, 2026

The scope of work for the sewer project in its entirety is as follows:

N Hamlin Ave from W Byron St to 271' South
N St. Louis Ave from W Grace St to W Waveland Ave
W Waveland Ave from N St. Louis Ave to N Central Park Ave
W Waveland Ave from N St. Louis Ave to N Kimball Ave
N Central Park Ave from W Waveland Ave to 263' North
N Drake Ave from W Waveland Ave to 253' North
N Christiana Ave from W Elston Ave to 54' South

The scope of work for the water project in its entirety is as follows:

N. St. Louis Ave from N. Elston Ave to W. Waveland Ave

Sewer Schedule - 10/12/26 – 10/16/26:

No construction activities are scheduled on site from Monday, October 12, 2026 in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.
DWM to continue sewer installation north on N. Central Park Ave between W. Waveland Ave and W. Grace St.

Water Schedule - 10/12/26 – 10/16/26:

No water main work is scheduled – DWM completed the watermain project and has demobilized.

Completed - 10/5/26 – 10/9/26:

DWM completed existing water main cut and cap reconnection in the intersection of W. Waveland and N. Central Park Ave.
DWM completed new catch basin installation N. St. Louis Ave between W. Grace St and W. Waveland Ave. Restoration request submitted.
DWM continued mainline sewer installation on N. Central Park Ave.

Mainline Sewer Main Pipe Progress TO DATE: 1,942 of 3,003 linear feet = 64.6%

Mainline Water Main Pipe Progress TO DATE: 1,008 of 1,008 linear feet = 100.0%