All-Way Stop at State Street and Columbia Street
The Public Works Department will be installing an all-way stop at the intersection of State Street and Columbia Street. This intersection has had five crashes in the past five years, with three of these occurring in 2023, which warrants an all-way stop at this location. Staff plan to install stop signs converting the intersection to […]
Upcoming Downtown Road Closures for Parade of Lights
The Champaign City Partnership will be hosting the Annual Parade of Lights on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. To accommodate the parade route, the following streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 4:30 p.m. until after the parade is complete: – Neil Street between University Avenue and Columbia Street – Main Street […]
i3 Broadband Fiber Optic Construction Projects
The City of Champaign is sharing this information on behalf of i3 Broadband. i3 Broadband Fiber Optic Construction Project – Country Lane & Waverly/Prospect/Armory/Kirby i3 Broadband will begin installation of fiber optic utility in an area between Country Lane/Waverly and Prospect (from west to east) and Armory and Kirby (from north to south). The […]
Neil Street Lane Closure (between Columbia Street and Park Avenue)
In order to perform routine storm sewer maintenance activities, Visu-Sewer Construction, Inc. will be closing short sections of southbound traffic on North Neil Street. Southbound traffic will merge into a single lane through a short construction work zone from Columbia Street to Park Avenue. The single-lane closure will be for a short length and time […]
Columbia Street Road Closure
In order to repair brick pavement failures, A&R Mechanical Services will be closing Columbia Street between Lynn Street and Harris Avenue. The work will begin on Thursday, September 28, 2017, and is expected to take three to four weeks.