Notices & Alerts

The Urbana Police Department is seeking quotes for new tactical vests. The specific vests and components listed below are not interchangeable with any other brand or manufacturer. Measuring/sizing will be completed at the Urbana Police Department by vendor. Only quotes for the complete list of specific items will be accepted.

• Torc carrier w/Razor IIIA ballistics
• Yoke & collar assembly, includes throat protector, in Vortex IIIA
• Lower abdomen protector w/Vortex IIIA
• Structured deltoid protectors (set of 2) w/Vortex IIIA
• Cobra buckle cummerbund (right or left side)
• Zipper admin accessory
• ID tags w/Police, front and rear
• Quantity: seven (7)

Quotes are due to Lt. Jason Norton, nortonjd@urbanaillinois.us, no later than Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (Central). If you have any questions, please contact Lt. Norton by email or phone, (217) 384-2320.

Effective immediately, the speed limit on Lincoln Avenue between Nevada Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is 25 miles per hour. The reduction in the speed limit was approved by the Urbana City Council after City staff conducted a traffic study along the corridor and recommended the reduced speed limit to improve safety in that area.

Although this roadway is adjacent to, but not considered part of the University District, the speed limit reduction is consistent the with University District mission “to better accommodate pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle movements in a more user-friendly environment.”

Also recommended as part of the study is the installation of flashing enhanced pedestrian warning signs at the north and south ends of the corridor to draw attention to the increase in pedestrian traffic in the area. The installation of the flashing enhanced pedestrian warning signs will occur as part of a later project.

The City of Urbana has contracted with Feutz Construction Inc. from Paris, Illinois to repair the pavement on all legs of the Springfield Avenue and Goodwin Avenue intersection. The project award amount of $91,750.00 is funded with Capital Replacement and Improvement funds.

This work is scheduled to start Monday, July 30, 2018, and end Friday, August 17, 2018, weather permitting.

Periodic lane closures can be expected on the south, east and west legs of the Springfield Avenue and Goodwin Avenue intersection. The traffic signals at this intersection will be switched to red-flash 24 hours a day, seven days a week, starting Monday, July 30, 2018, until all work within the vicinity of the intersection is complete.

A separate press release announcing impacts to traffic on the north leg of the Springfield Avenue and Goodwin Avenue intersection is expected at a later date.

Further information about the 2018 Concrete Patching Project can be found on the City website at https://www.urbanaillinois.us/18FDPatchingP1 .

The City of Urbana has contracted with Illiana Construction from Urbana, Illinois to perform street maintenance on streets throughout the City of Urbana. The locations of streets to be worked on are shown on the attached map.

This work is scheduled to start Tuesday, July 31, 2018, and end Friday, August 17, 2018, weather permitting.

The City will post no parking signs to notify the public of the dates and times during which no parking will be allowed along the edge of the pavement. Local traffic will be maintained as much as possible; however, depending on conditions, streets may be closed for 15 to 30 minutes on the day of the work.

The contractor will put a layer of small gray rock on the street. There will be some dust and loose rock on the street after rock has been placed on the street. The City will sweep up the loose rock after the work is complete.