Office of Inspector General
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Chicago Department of Transportation Management of Construction in the Public Wa y
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Joseph M. Ferguson Inspector General
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
City of Chicago
740 N. Sedgwick Sired, Suite 200 Chicago. Illinois 60654 Telephone: (773)47K-7799 Fax: (773)478-3949
January 17, 201 %
To the Mayor, Members ofthe City Council, City Clerk, City Treasurer, and residents ofthe City of Chicago:
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has completed an audit of the Chicago Department of Transportation's (CDOT) management of construction projects in the public way. OIG's objectives were to determine whether CDOT maximized public way project coordination opportunities to protect its infrastructure and minimize disruptions, and whether CDOT ensured that permittees restored street surfaces in accordance with its rules and regulations.
Because repeated street openings frustrate residents and lead to unnecessary costs for the City and other stakeholders, careful project coordination is essential to public way management. Active enforcement of CDOT's specifications for street restoration ensures that streets are restored to the City's standards regardless of which agency or contractor performs the work.
Based on our audit results, OIG concluded that CDOT's project coordination program has reduced unnecessary street cuts, and saved the City at least $18.1 million in 2016. Wc commend CDOT on this success. This audit identifies several areas for further improvement of the program, which we encourage CDOT to pursue.
OIG also concluded that CDOT's public way inspections program is insufficient to ensure that public way opening permittees properly restore street surfaces. Specific...
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