Items tagged: Chester Street

Upcoming Downtown Road Closures for Downtown StreetFest

The Champaign City Partnership will be hosting Champaign StreetFest: Downtown Throwdown on Saturday, August 3, from 2 – 9 p.m. To accommodate the event, the following streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday; they will reopen by 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2024: •  Chester Street between Market Street […]


University Avenue Lane Closure (between First Street and Chester Street)

In order to perform storm sewer lining, Hoerr Construction will be closing the right lane of westbound University between First Street and Chester Street. During this time, University Avenue westbound will be reduced to a single lane thru a short construction work zone. Chester Street will also be reduced lane widths thru a work zone […]


Chester Street Road Closure (between Neil Street and Walnut Street)

In order to remove HVAC materials from the roof of the Champaign City Building, Tremco will place a crane on Chester Street between Neil Street and Walnut Street.  The closure will take place on Friday, May 12, 2023, between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., weather permitting. Traffic will not be permitted on […]


University Avenue Lane Closure (between Chestnut Street and First Street)

In order to complete sidewalk construction at 66 Chester Street, Mayfield Construction will close one eastbound lane of University Avenue between Chestnut Street and First Street.  The closure will begin on Wednesday, February 22, and the lane will reopen on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, weather permitting. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in […]


2021 Sewer Lining Project – Temporary Lane Closures

Hoerr Construction, Inc. has begun work on the 2021 Sewer Lining Project.  Sewer lining rehabilitates existing sewers to a like-new condition.  This work will require temporary, one lane closures.  Traffic in the affected areas will be merged into single lanes through short work zones.  Minor traffic delays may occur.  This work is weather dependent and […]


Chester Street Road Closure (between Walnut Street and Neil Street)

Chester Street Road Closure (between Walnut Street and Neil Street)   In order to replace a chiller coil on the roof of the City Building, Helms Mechanical will close Chester Street between Walnut Street and Neil Street. The closure will begin on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 6 a.m. and will reopen by 9 a.m. […]


Downtown Picnic Parks

The City of Champaign and the Champaign Park District have partnered to provide three Picnic Parks in Downtown where anyone can grab carryout from local restaurants and have their own picnic.  The idea was to help Downtown restaurants who were allowed to have outdoor dining last month, but obviously aren’t able to take as many […]


University Avenue Lane Closure Extended (between Chestnut Street and First Street)

In order to facilitate masonry work at 66 Chester Street, Vision Contracting closed one eastbound lane of University Avenue between Chestnut Street and First Street.  The closure began on Thursday, January 23, 2020, and is expected to reopen on Monday, March 2, 2020. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area.


Special Event Closures (Chester Street between Neil and Walnut | Park Avenue west of Randolph to Neil)

The City of Champaign issued a permit for a special event to be held in Champaign for the One Winter Night event from February 7 to February 8, 2020. Due to this special event, Park Avenue west of Randolph Street to Neil Street will be closed at Noon on Friday, February 7, and Chester Street […]