Devon Avenue Streetscape Project

Work is under way on a streetscape improvement project to renovate Devon Avenue from Clark Street to Ravenswood Avenue. The $3.5 million project, a continuation of a previous project on Devon Avenue from Broadway to Clark Street, will consist of numerous aesthetic and architectural elements, including decorative lighting, new sidewalk with ADA ramps and 27 new trees with tree grates. The project will also include an architectural element at Devon Avenue and Ravenswood Avenue, just west of the viaduct. 

Project highlights

• New sidewalk with ADA ramps
• New curb and gutter
• 27 new trees with tree grates
• Permeable pavers
• New decorative pedestrian and street lighting
• Stamped crosswalks
• Decorative trash receptacles
• Bike racks

Traffic impacts
Throughout construction, Devon Avenue will remain open to motorists and pedestrians and access to businesses and residences will be maintained. In order to keep the street open to traffic, parking will not be allowed in the area of active construction. In addition, there will be periodic parking restrictions on some side streets. 

Work is scheduled to begin on the north side of Devon Avenue at Hermitage Avenue and proceed east to Paulina Street. In late November, work will cease and the construction site will be cleaned and clear of all traffic control during the winter months. The remaining work will begin early next spring at the start of the construction season.

The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2009