Stretch of Chicago's Milwaukee Avenue through Logan Square Park closed for good
A major redesign project now under way has permanently closed Milwaukee Avenue to traffic in Logan Square Park.
From now on, traffic on Milwaukee Avenue will have to take a detour using the Logan Square roundabout at the west end of Logan Boulevard, on which traffic runs counterclockwise.
For the short term, traffic circulating around the Logan Square roundabout will be redirected to the outer lanes so the inner lanes can be reconstructed. Parking on the square has been banned.
Meanwhile, the east service drive along Kedzie Boulevard will be closed to through traffic from now on at Logan Boulevard just south of the roundabout. This block of the Kedzie Boulevard service drive between Logan Boulevard and Linden Place will be converted to two-way, local-only traffic, according to CDOT.
Also, two traffic circles along Milwaukee Avenue on the north side of the Logan Square roundabout will be consolidated into one single traffic signal temporarily. Ultimately, all the traffic signals adjacent to the roundabout will be reconfigured and redesigned with the section of Milwaukee Avenue running through Logan Square Park disappearing.
The closure is part of the Chicago Department of Transportation's $27 million Milwaukee Avenue Streetscape and Logan Square Redesign Project.
The city said the goal of the project is also to improve safety by installing dozens of raised pedestrian crosswalks, new streetlights, pedestrian safety bumpouts, and more sidewalk space — including an off-street bike path through Logan Square Park.
Two new community spaces will also be built on the vacated part of Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square Park, and a space called "La Placita" will be developed on the part of the east service drive on Kedzie Boulevard that is being vacated.
Beginning Monday, traffic pattern changes will begin along Milwaukee Avenue from Diversey and Kimball avenues to Kedzie Avenue for street upgrades.
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