Notices & Alerts

Weather permitting, the outside lane for northbound traffic on Lincoln Avenue will be closed between Kettering Park Drive and Killarney Street starting on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. through Monday, February 1, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. for pavement repairs.

Lincoln Avenue will remain open to traffic at all times during the construction work.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you for your cooperation while this improvement is in progress.

At 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2016, the Urbana Public Works Director will declare the sidewalk snow and ice removal requirement in effect for the Downtown, University and South Philo Road snow removal districts.

Due to the winter storm, ice and/or two inches or more of snow has accumulated on sidewalks. In order to make sidewalks safe for pedestrians, City ordinance requires that public sidewalks, within the defined districts, be cleared by adjacent property owners within 24 hours after the Public Works Director’s declaration. Sidewalks need to be cleared by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016. Public sidewalks within these districts, which are not in compliance, could be cleared by the City at the expense of the adjacent property owner, with additional fines and administrative fees applied.

Maps of the snow removal districts, snow and ice abatement methods and other information regarding the snow removal ordinance can be found on the City’s website at: http://urbanaillinois.us/businesses/sidewalk-snow-removal.

The draft 2015 City of Urbana Bicycle Master Plan (UBMP) is available for review through February 1st.

As part of the 2014-2016 Miscellaneous Sewer Repair Project, and weather permitting, Cross Construction will be doing sewer repairs and will close the outside westbound lane on University Avenue between Harvey Street and Gregory Street starting on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. through Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

University Avenue will remain open to through traffic at all times during the project. Traffic control will be in place to guide motorists through the areas where travel is reduced to one lane.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you for your cooperation while this improvement is in progress.

The City of Urbana is lining 11,000 lineal feet of storm and sanitary sewer pipe to improve the integrity of both sewer systems. Beginning Thursday, December 17, 2015 Hoerr Construction, Inc. from Peoria, Illinois will be performing sewer cleaning, inspections, and lining at various locations in Urbana.

The cured-in-place pipe lining process relies on trenchless sewer reconstruction technology that does not involve time consuming, expensive and disruptive open excavations. Instead of digging up and replacing the old pipe, the cured-in-place process provides for the insertion of a special liner inside the existing pipe. The new liner creates a watertight, smooth-surfaced, structurally sound, and long-lasting pipe within the existing sewer.

Maps of the areas affected by sewer cleaning and televising are available on the City’s website at: http://urbanaillinois.us/projects/2015-sewer-lining-project.