Main Street from Vine Street to Broadway Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Friday, May 16, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the Champaign County Police Memorial.
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during the closure.
Central Avenue from Griggs Street to Main Street and Locust Street from Central Avenue to Wood Street will be closed to through traffic on Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. for the Canaan Academy Annual Spring Carnival.
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during the closure.
Willow Road will be fully opened to the public at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014.
The contractor for this project is Open Road Paving from Urbana, Illinois. The project consists of the reconstruction of Willow Road from Country Club Road to just south of Willow Court. The proposed work will entail the removal of the existing pavement to allow for placement of a new hot-mix asphalt pavement.
Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway. Further information about this project can be found here.
Beginning Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 a.m. there will be a traffic switch on High Cross Road where the north and southbound travel lanes will switch to the newly paved lanes on the west half of the roadway. The east half of the existing pavement will be closed until further notice for road work and widening. Also, the east and westbound traffic on University Avenue at the High Cross Road intersection will switch travel lanes to allow for roadway work and widening on the north half of the pavement.
Construction is expected to be completed in December, 2014, weather permitting.
Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway.
The City’s Contractor, O’Neil Brothers will be using a crane for constructing a wall on the northeast corner of the Race Street Bridge as part of the Boneyard Creek Improvements Project. North Race Street between the railroad tracks and bridge over the Boneyard Creek will be closed to through traffic beginning on Monday May, 5 2014 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., weather permitting in order to accommodate the movement and placement of the crane.
Access will be maintained to properties on North Race Street during the temporary street closure but no through traffic permitted on North Race Street between University Avenue and Griggs Street.
There will be an additional closure on Wednesday May 7, 2014 for the movement and placement of the crane. A separate press release will be used for that closure once the times of that closure have been determined.
Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during the North Race Street closure.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Weather permitting, Washington Street from Birch Street to Cedar Street will be closed to thru traffic from 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 for Duce Construction to perform a sewer line repair.
All residents along Washington Street will have access to their property. Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway.
Oregon Street from Goodwin Avenue to Gregory Street will be closed beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014 until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014 for the End of Spring Semester Block Party Concert.
Your patience is appreciated while this event is underway.
The following streets will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2014 for the Urbana Grand Prix:
• Park Street from Broadway Avenue to Central Avenue
• Broadway Avenue from Park Street to Stebbins Drive
Your patience is appreciated while this event is underway.
Weather permitting, the Ash Street Improvement Project will begin construction on Monday, May 5, 2014.
This project consists of removing the existing oil and chip pavement, concrete pavements, curbs, driveways, sidewalks and then installing a new concrete pavement with new curb and gutter, sidewalk ramps and drainage improvements. The Contractor is Otto Baum Company, Inc. from Morton, Illinois. The project cost of $185,000 is being funded by the Urbana Park District (43%) and the City of Urbana (57%). The City’s share will be paid with Local Motor Fuel Tax and Stormwater Utility Fee funds. The limits of the project are from University Avenue to the alley north of Park Street and include the intersection of Park Street and Ash Street. The project will be constructed in one stage and will take approximately 6 weeks to complete. Final restoration will complete the project in mid to late June.
Weather permitting, the Florida and Philo Intersection Improvement Project will begin construction on Friday, May 2, 2014.
This project consists of removing the existing traffic signals, sidewalk ramps and curbs and then installing new traffic signals and street lighting, construction of curb bump outs, new sidewalk ramps, and miscellaneous drainage improvements. The Contractor is Champaign Signal and Lighting Company, Inc. from Urbana, Illinois. The project cost of $375,000 is being funded by the State Motor Fuel Tax Fund. The location of the project is the intersection of Florida Avenue and Philo Road and extends approximately 400 feet in all directions from the intersection to remove medians and install new pavement markings. The project will take approximately 4 months to complete. Final restoration will complete the project in late August of 2014.
