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Lake Bluff updates: West Scranton stormwater project ahead of schedule; Green Bay Road work to ramp up after school ends
Summary
Officials reported the West Scranton stormwater project is ahead of schedule and under budget, CBD Block One streetscape paving will be completed ahead of the farmers market, and Green Bay Road reconstruction will begin in earnest after school, with temporary gravel conditions and targeted traffic-calming and detour plans.
Village staff told trustees on May 27 that several infrastructure projects are progressing: the West Scranton stormwater project is well ahead of schedule and under budget and is in punch‑list stage, while the CBD Block One streetscape work will be paved and substantially complete before the farmers market weekend, leaving final landscaping, poles and granite work for less disruptive follow-up.
Staff said paving is scheduled immediately and that businesses should be able to return sidewalks and resume normal operations by the weekend. The second phase of streetscape work will move toward the train station and include public art (a dancer sculpture).
Green Bay Road reconstruction will intensify after school gets out (the board noted the last school day is June 8): crews will remove pavement, install a new gravel base and spend roughly six weeks on storm sewer and utility work before curb, gutter and final paving. Staff warned that much of the corridor will be a gravel road for the summer and said the contractor agreed that the project’s ends would be paved before school resumes to maintain school access. The village will deploy additional signage, speed bumps in terraces, and enforcement to reduce cut‑through traffic; Chief Spazinski is counting vehicles to monitor effectiveness.
