This year’s slurry seal project is scheduled to begin May 8 (weather pending) and will be completed within 21 working days. The contractor for this year’s project is AC Pavement Striping Company from Elgin, Illinois. The project concentrates work on the oil and chip type streets south of Church Street and east of Prospect Avenue….
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With John Street open to traffic O’ Neil Brothers is now able to concentrate on the completion of the storm sewer at the intersection of Daniel and Willis. Varsity Striping is working on the installation of the pavement marking and should be completed by the end of this week. Landscaping will begin within the next…
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PACA recently awarded the John Street Drainage Improvement Project with the 2012 Streetscaping Heritage Award for the use of permeable pavement systems to help control stormwater runoff. The project utilized permeable pavements along with other green infrastructure such as rain gardens to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff in the watershed. Permeable pavement was utilized…
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Starting Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Staley Road was closed to all through traffic between Bradley Avenue and Springfield Avenue to allow the start of Stage One of the Staley Road Improvement Project. Local traffic will have access to residences and businesses within the limits of the closure. A marked detour route will be in place…
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For the fourth year in a row, the Hill Street Parking Deck saw record totals of vehicles and revenue during the dates of Ebertfest and the Marathon. Ebertfest organizers promote the deck as a parking option for festival goers and volunteers because of its location and other amenities. Because there are no time limits, deck…
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Starting Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Staley Road will be CLOSED to all through traffic between Bradley Avenue and Springfield Avenue to allow the start of Stage One of the Staley Road Improvement Project. Local traffic will have access to residences and businesses within the limits of the closure. A marked detour route will be in…
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On Tuesday, May 1, starting at 4:30 PM, a public Pre-Construction Open House will be held at the Champaign Public Library, Conference Room C, for the Staley Road (Springfield Avenue to Bloomington Road) roadway improvement project. At the Pre-Construction Open House, attendees can view construction staging exhibits and aerial photos of the project corridor. Project…
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With unbelievable weather still cooperating with the project, O’ Neil Brothers has arrived at the project terminus, Daniel and Willis. The contractor will not be able to complete the storm sewer in about one week. The intersection of Willis and Daniel cannot be closed until the intersection of John and Willis is open to traffic….
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The third of three archways refurbished along the Boneyard Greenway has been completed. The Boneyard Greenway arches accentuate a walking path through campus. This project was done in three phases: the first archway, located between Fifth and Sixth Streets near Parking Lot J, was completed in January 2011; the second, located between Green and Healey…
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A total of 277 service requests from citizens and City staff were recorded during March 2012 in the Public Works’ Dispatch Office. This was an increase of 68 requests (32.5%) from the previous month’s count of 209. The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded each day by staff. On March 12, the…
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