By Cecilia Hernandez
A median strip was recently built between Roscoe and Addison on Western Ave. after two separate accidents last year in which three high school students – two of them from Lane – were hit by cars.
The students who were jaywalking were all badly injured.
When Dr. Dignam heard the news about the first accident around September of last year, he started calling anyone that could help prevent more accidents. Alderman Ameya Pawar, the Police Department, and Dignam all worked with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to get the median strip built.
“I just didn’t want anybody to be killed,” Dignam said. “The median strip is for our students’ safety.”
The reason it took a year to construct was because it was expensive. The approval for construction was a long process. Every “agency” had to approve. Licenses and permits had to be processed, approved, and given out.
“The street light on Addison [and Artesian] took four years to be approved and constructed,” Dignam said.
The street light on Artesian and Addison was also added for the safety of the students and people that lived in the neighborhood.
