Nothing says spring in Chicago like ‘Repaving the streets.’  Now that the winter weather is (hopefully) gone, the city of Chicago plans to get underway and have officially announced the first streets that will be repaved this year.  Plan on leaving for work earlier if any of these are on your route.

The first streets of Chicago to receive repayment are:

• Stony Island Avenue from S. Doty Avenue to E. 122nd Street (2.4 miles)
• South Chicago Avenue 67th Street to 79th Street (1.4 miles)
• Ashland Avenue from 63rd Street to 71st Street (1 mile)
• Loomis Avenue 59th Street to 74th Street (1.9 miles)
• 47th Street from Western Avenue to Racine Avenue (1.5 miles)
• California Avenue from 47th Street to 51st Street (0.5 mile)
• Harrison Street from Pulaski Road to Kedzie Avenue (1 mile)
• Halsted Street from Roosevelt Road to Harrison Street (0.5 mile)
• Cicero Avenue from Grand Avenue to Division Street (0.8 miles)
• Central Park Avenue from Lake Street to Roosevelt Road (1.3 miles)
• Caldwell Avenue from Touhy Avenue to Devon Avenue (1.5 miles)
• Cicero Avenue from Irving Park Road to Grand Avenue (2.75 miles)