2021 Asphalt Overlay Project
2021 Asphalt Overlay Project Thursday, May 20, 2021, weather permitting, Open Road Paving LLC and A & A Concrete LLC will begin rehabilitation work in the Spalding Park neighborhood. The following streets will be included: • Maple Street from Prospect Avenue to Harris Avenue • Vine Street from Prospect Avenue to Lynn Street • New […]
Homicide Investigation – 0-20 Block of East Vine Street
On April 10, 2021, at approximately 11:56 p.m., Champaign Police responded to the area of Neil and Vine Street for reports of shots fired. A short time later, at approximately 12:02 a.m. on April 11, METCAD 9-1-1 notified police that a 30-year-old male arrived by personal transport at a local hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds. […]
Temporary Streetlight Outage Along Vine Street (between Prospect Avenue and Neil Street)
Due to a circuit controller malfunction, the streetlights on Vine Street between Prospect Avenue and Neil Street are not currently functioning. This is also affecting streetlights on side streets along Vine Street, including portions of New Street, Lynn Street, Elm Street, and Maple Street. The controller is being repaired and the streetlights will be restored […]
IDOT to begin work on Prospect Avenue Railroad Crossing (between Maple and Vine)
The City of Champaign is sharing this important information on behalf of the IL Department of Transportation. Prospect Avenue in Champaign to close Aug. 24 Railroad crossing work between Maple, Vine The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Prospect Avenue between Maple Street and Vine Street in Champaign will close Aug. 24. The closure is […]
Vine Street Road Closure (Between Prospect Avenue and Willis Street)
In order to repair pavement failures, A&A Concrete will be closing Vine Street between Prospect Avenue and Willis Street. Repair work will begin on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The closure is expected to last three days, weather permitting. Please do not park on the street near the construction site or in areas that are posted […]
2017 Sewer Lining – Prospect Avenue
Insituform Technologies LLC, will be lining on a 10” diameter storm sewer for the 2017 Sewer Lining Contract on Prospect Avenue between Vine Street and Columbia Avenue. The work is scheduled for October 18, 2017. Prospect Avenue will have the western most southbound driving lane closed for the day between Vine Street and Columbia Avenue. […]
Neil Street Lane Closure (between Vine Street and Maple Street)
In order to repair a damaged manhole, Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District and Cross Construction will close one northbound lane of Neil Street between Vine Street and Maple Street. The closure will begin on Monday, April 24 and will reopen on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Northbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in the area.
Sixth Street and Wright Street Road Closures
In order to perform sanitary sewer interceptor maintenance, SAK Construction and Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District will be temporarily closing the following streets: – Friday, March 24, 2017 — Sixth Street closed between Grove Street and Vine Street – Monday, March 27, 2017, and Tuesday, March 28, 2017 — Wright Street closed between Grove Street and Vine […]
Fifth Street, Sixth Street, and Wright Street Road Closures
In order to perform sanitary sewer interceptor maintenance, SAK Construction and Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District will be temporarily closing the following streets: – Thursday, March 16, 2017, and Friday, March 17, 2017 — Fifth Street closed between Grove Street and Vine Street – Monday, March 20, 2017, and Tuesday, March 21, 2017 — Sixth Street closed […]
Temporary Traffic Control Changes in Downtown
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANGES IN DOWNTOWN 8/4/16 UPDATE TO TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANGES IN DOWNTOWN On July 22, the City of Champaign implemented temporary traffic control changes in downtown to accommodate larger crowds and provide for pedestrian safety during 40 North’s Friday Night Live event. Starting this Friday, August 5, the traffic signal and Neil […]