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Metra to close Kilbourne Avenue crossing for about 10 days in May for $450,000 rehab
Summary
Metra told the Village of Oak Lawn the Kilbourne Avenue railroad crossing will close starting May 14 for about 10 days so crews can remove worn panels and install concrete crossing panels, new rail and drainage improvements; the project is budgeted at $450,000 and Metra said they will coordinate detours and emergency‑response notifications.
Metra will close the railroad crossing at Kilbourne Avenue and Southwest Highway beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, to perform a roughly 10‑day rehabilitation that will remove existing panels and install concrete crossing panels, new rail, signal cable and improved drainage, Metra representative Dimitri Scofas told the Village of Oak Lawn trustees on April 22.
The work is intended to address panels Metra describes as “at their end of their useful life” and to reduce trip hazards for pedestrians and vehicle strikes that have worn the current high‑rail rubber panels, Scofas said. He described the project as a $450,000 investment and said crews will saw cut the asphalt, remove ties and ballast where needed, install new stone and concrete panels, and replace the short…
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