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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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South Shore Drive is Still Structurally Unsound.... 311 YOUR BLOCK
Hi All,
I am sorry to say that South Shore Drive has not been repaired.
Father's Day a father and son were out for a bike ride. The father was in the lead headed north. The father swerved left to avoid some large pot holes along the curb then right to avoid pot holes in the center of the street in front of 7337 S. South Shore Drive. Unfortunately, the son, trailing the father, could only see the potholes along the curb and steered left into the pot holes in the center. WIPE OUT!!!!
He was wearing a helmet.:) He sustained some bad scrapes to knees and arms and maybe injuries to places I could not see. The father also fell hearing his sons blood curdling screams. Thank goodness there was no car approaching.
I was reminded that I have failed to mention that this route is a designated bike route. This wipe out had a happy ending with minor injuries and no motor vehicle involvement. Cars are required to swerve to navigate pot holes and craters in Route 41, South Shore Drive, bikers must as well.
Most recently some tar has been deposited in some of the pot holes. This just is not enough. Please do something before someone is seriously injured or worse.
The Dave Matthews Concert is upon us and the major repairs and structural reinforcement that were afforded 83rd Street did not take place on South Shore Drive. I hope there are plans to divert traffic in that direction and no longer plans to make South Shore Drive a one way main route to the Mini Lalapalooza. The residents on South Shore Drive would be the big Loozers.
Our needs still have not been met.
On a personal note, the city has done work in front of my house removing all the sand 12 feet below the surface as well as the mature tree from the entire parkway and driveways to the south and north in front of my home replacing the well compacted sand with various sizes of rock. The street vibrations have increased and I now feel vibrations from cars as well as buses and larger vehicles.
The restoration process should have to be to replace my well compacted 118 year old sand with alternating sprays of water and tamping down to compact in order to avert any possibility of soil erosion and increased street vibrations. When excavation exceeded 8 feet the across the entire parkway in front of my house, the area should have been braced. I now know why this work was done in the dark of night. It was not done properly. The same dark of night urgency should be employed for the restoration.
I have been in contact with the Water Department who did the work and also the Department of Transportation and the Alderman Sandi Jackson's office. I have been assured that my parkway will be properly restored before July 8th when over 74,000 people per day are expected to attend the concert.
My house is 118 years old and did not have street vibrations before private drain work was performed by the city in the summer of 2010. Another story..... When my parkway was opened I saw the voids that are contributing to the street vibrations I am experiencing. Once again proper restoration was not executed. The underground was not properly compacted.
I am learning and I hope you are as well. We must be informed citizens to receive proper city services.
311 YOUR BLOCK!!!!
I am sorry to say that South Shore Drive has not been repaired.
Father's Day a father and son were out for a bike ride. The father was in the lead headed north. The father swerved left to avoid some large pot holes along the curb then right to avoid pot holes in the center of the street in front of 7337 S. South Shore Drive. Unfortunately, the son, trailing the father, could only see the potholes along the curb and steered left into the pot holes in the center. WIPE OUT!!!!
He was wearing a helmet.:) He sustained some bad scrapes to knees and arms and maybe injuries to places I could not see. The father also fell hearing his sons blood curdling screams. Thank goodness there was no car approaching.
I was reminded that I have failed to mention that this route is a designated bike route. This wipe out had a happy ending with minor injuries and no motor vehicle involvement. Cars are required to swerve to navigate pot holes and craters in Route 41, South Shore Drive, bikers must as well.
Most recently some tar has been deposited in some of the pot holes. This just is not enough. Please do something before someone is seriously injured or worse.
The Dave Matthews Concert is upon us and the major repairs and structural reinforcement that were afforded 83rd Street did not take place on South Shore Drive. I hope there are plans to divert traffic in that direction and no longer plans to make South Shore Drive a one way main route to the Mini Lalapalooza. The residents on South Shore Drive would be the big Loozers.
Our needs still have not been met.
On a personal note, the city has done work in front of my house removing all the sand 12 feet below the surface as well as the mature tree from the entire parkway and driveways to the south and north in front of my home replacing the well compacted sand with various sizes of rock. The street vibrations have increased and I now feel vibrations from cars as well as buses and larger vehicles.
The restoration process should have to be to replace my well compacted 118 year old sand with alternating sprays of water and tamping down to compact in order to avert any possibility of soil erosion and increased street vibrations. When excavation exceeded 8 feet the across the entire parkway in front of my house, the area should have been braced. I now know why this work was done in the dark of night. It was not done properly. The same dark of night urgency should be employed for the restoration.
I have been in contact with the Water Department who did the work and also the Department of Transportation and the Alderman Sandi Jackson's office. I have been assured that my parkway will be properly restored before July 8th when over 74,000 people per day are expected to attend the concert.
My house is 118 years old and did not have street vibrations before private drain work was performed by the city in the summer of 2010. Another story..... When my parkway was opened I saw the voids that are contributing to the street vibrations I am experiencing. Once again proper restoration was not executed. The underground was not properly compacted.
I am learning and I hope you are as well. We must be informed citizens to receive proper city services.
311 YOUR BLOCK!!!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The South Shore Drive Saga Continues... 311 your block....
Hi All,
I am sorry to say the saga continues and the clock is ticking.
I recently visited the USX site. The preparation for the Dave Matthews Concert is well underway. July 8th through the 11th we will be inundated with concert goers. 74,000 tickets per day have already been sold. It is going to be something the South Side has never seen. Three concert stages, mini Taste of Chicago and other attractions.
South Shore Drive remains in extremely dangerous condition and the home owners continue to be at risk.
No one knows what happened several years ago when the 73rd Street block was dug up and water began breaching homes. The new saga is that they,DWM, cannot, cannot find my water supply to turn off the water for work to be conducted at my home. A day of digging and destabilizing the tree in front of my house leads city workers to believe that the pipe is under the tree. Now, the tree must come down. What a shame. Now I am waiting on the Forestry Department.
The digging has escalated the street vibrations, the earth has been disturbed and not properly compacted, the water that can not be shut off, saturating the soil in the back of my house and my bricks are sucking up water. I have a dehumidifier running 24/7 which has to be emptied several times a day. The destruction to 118 year old bricks is devastating.
I am at my wits end with this. I am vigilant however. I spoke with CDOT to determine why nothing has been done about the street vibrations. Why has no one come to cover the compromised area with a metal plate until adequate repairs can be done. It is my understanding that street vibration issues are to be resolved within 30 days. I reported this in November or early December. Why do I have to provide a chronology for CDOT to do the repairs. I am at a lost. While two departments are having a standoff, the damage to my home escalates. Does it matter who is at vault? Fix the problem and place blame later.
The ginormous pot holes in front of 7337 S. SSD make bad matters worse. It appears that the advance crew was exploring and has left a very dangerous situation for motorist.
The side walk continues to sink. the street vibrations have escalated and the Dave Matthews traffic is coming. South Shore Drive deserved the same degree of preparation that 83rd Street received.
Who is responsible for this???? How can work be done on a major thoroughfare and no one be aware. Who is pulling the strings and why?
Always question when work is being done in front of your home or block. Get names departments and work order numbers. These are your tax dollars at work. They should be working for us not against us. FOIA, Freedom of Information ACT, if you must. You have a right to the information.
All city departments need to cooperate to provide service. DWM, Forestry and CDOT please work together to resolve these issues. My home is in jepoardy.
HELP!!!!! We cannot survive without service. Save our homes.
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