In order to complete a gas service connection, Ameren Illinois will close one westbound lane of Kirby Avenue between Rosewood Drive and Crescent Drive on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area.
Cross Construction continues working on the infrastructure improvements to Market Street from Kenyon Drive to Olympian Drive. Work on the installation of new PCC Sidewalk and curb & gutter along the east side of Market Street continues. When completed, this work will replace the deteriorating section of pavement, replace sidewalk, install new street lighting, provide…
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Stark Excavating continues to make progress towards the project completion. The construction of curb and gutter, on the last stage of Hazelwood, has been completed. The proposed pavement on Hazelwood will be installed by the end of next week, weather permitting. Currently, Stake is installing the 10-foot combination sidewalk and bike path along the west…
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A total of 404 service requests from citizens and City staff were recorded during May 2013 in the Public Works Department. This count decreased by 198 (33%) requests compared to the 602 requests that were received in April. The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded each day by staff. Forty-six (11%) of the…
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In order to facilitate work at 217 N. Neil St. (Hyatt Place hotel), English Brothers will close one southbound lane of Neil Street between Church Street and Park Street on Monday, June 10, 2013 between 7am and 12pm. Southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area.
In order to complete a large concrete pour at 217 N. Neil St. (Hyatt Place hotel), English Brothers will close Church Street between Neil Street and Randolph Street on Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Through traffic will not be allowed in the area; however, customers of First Bank and those who require…
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On April 25 at the university and on May 29 at the Public Library, the City hosted public open houses to discuss the ADA Transition Plan – 2013 Update. The open houses provided the citizens of Champaign the opportunity to learn more about the requirements of Title II of the ADA (access to City programs…
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The Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD), in partnership with the University of Illinois, the City of Urbana, and the City of Champaign, is submitting a Federal Department of Transportation TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant application, requesting $13,391,888 in funding to complete important mobility investments in the University District. The CUMTD TIGER grant…
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Progress on University Avenue from Mattis Avenue to State Street continues to move forward. Next week the contractor will continue to construct curb and a sidewalk ramp on the south side of the street. There will be intermittent lane closures throughout the construction period. However, one lane will be open at all times. Access to…
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Progress on Stage 1 of IDOT’s Windsor Road Bridge project over Interstate 57 continues to move forward. Next week, O’Neil Brothers Construction is expected to begin setting the new structural steel beams on the south side of the bridge. To protect the traveling public from the beam setting operations, Interstate 57 will have to be…
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