LOGAN SQUARE — Good news, drivers: The heavy construction on Armitage Avenue is wrapping up relatively soon.
Since early June, crews with the city's Department of Water Management have been at work replacing the 1890s-era water main on Armitage from Kedize to Hamlin avenues, resulting in ongoing street closures and difficult driving conditions.
But soon the neighborhood will see some relief.
By the end of the week, crews are expected to pour concrete over the unfinished, bumpy street, making it "driveable" again, according to city spokesman Gary Litherland.
The last step of the project is pouring asphalt, which Litherland said is planned for the next few weeks, weather permitting.
Cars navigating the unfinished, bumpy road. [DNAinfo/Mina Bloom]
"It's a very long project, both construction and time-wise. We realize that," Litherland said.
He pointed to the age of the pipes, the intricate pipe system and the traffic on Armitage as reasons for the lengthy project.
"We won't be back to bother them for hopefully 100 more years," he quipped.
Replacing the more-than-century-old water main is part of the city department's larger plan to update water infrastructure in neighborhoods across the city.
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