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Deerpath Streetscape and Bank Lane work to continue; Oakwood intersection closed through Sept. 28
Summary
City engineers updated the council that the Oakwood intersection closure for Deerpath Streetscape construction began the week of Sept. 15 and will run through Sept. 28, with pavement grinding and first asphalt layer planned; staff will monitor traffic backups at school dismissal and adjust signage or signal timing as needed.
Lake Forest — City engineering staff told the council on Sept. 15 that construction on the Deerpath Streetscape and Bank Lane projects is progressing and that temporary traffic changes will remain in place while crews complete crosswalk and curb work.
Byron Coutts, engineering superintendent, said the Oakwood intersection closure started that day and will continue through Sept. 28 to allow crews to remove crosswalks, pour concrete bases and reinstall brick crosswalks. Pavement grinding is scheduled later in the week and the first layer of asphalt was planned for the following Friday; core contractor work should be substantially complete by Oct. 31, he said.
“Once we get through this month, a lot of the core part of the projects ... the main contractor’s work is gonna be done. And then going into October, it’ll be mostly paving and some other kind of decorative elements,” Coutts said.
Councilors raised immediate traffic concerns. Alderman Matt Weber reported backups during school dismissal since Oakwood was closed and asked staff to investigate temporary traffic control or changes to signal timing; Alderman Coleman Powers suggested closing Oakwood at Illinois to prevent drivers from cutting through the Shell station to turn around. Coutts said staff adjusted signage and will check light timing and other mitigations.
Coutts also said the city has distributed weekly construction updates to local businesses and has received five business grant applications so far to help those affected by construction disruptions.
What’s next: Staff will monitor school‑time traffic, consider additional traffic control measures, finalize pavement work, and continue communication with impacted businesses.
