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Milwaukee intersection work starts Thursday in Niles, Glenview

By  Daniel Brown
   
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Parts of Milwaukee Avenue will be closed in north suburban Niles and Glenview as construction on two intersections begins Thursday morning.Improvements on intersections will begin Monday at North Milwaukee Avenue and West Golf Road in Niles and at North Milwaukee Avenue and North Greenwood Avenue in Glenview, according to a statement from IDOT. Motorists can expect daytime lane closures and delays.

“The project will modernize traffic signals, install signalized pedestrian crosswalks and construct sidewalk ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,” IDOT said.

The project is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2016.


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