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U-Cycle Holiday Schedule

Date: 
December 25, 2013 (All day) to January 4, 2014 (All day)

Due to the Christmas Day and New Year's Day holidays, U-Cycle's mid-week routes will be delayed by one day.  

 On Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, U-Cycle will not collect; Collection will be delayed for one day the remainder of the week. 

On New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, U-Cycle will not collect; Collection will be delayed for one day the remainder of the week.

Questions?  Call U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302.

Happy Holidays!

Interstate 74 and Interstate 57 Patching

Date: 
May 30, 2014 (All day)

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that patching will occur in Champaign and Vermilion Counties on Interstates 74 and 57 beginning April 21, 2014, continuing through May 31, 2014.

    The project includes patching of Interstate 57 from the Douglas County line to north of Interstate 74 and patching of Interstate 74 from University Avenue in Urbana to Martin Luther King Drive near Danville.   Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at locations where work is ongoing. 

The anticipated completion date is May 2014, weather permitting.  The contractor for the $400,000 project is Kinney Contractors.

Motorists are advised to slow down, obey posted limits and drive carefully through this and all work zones.

For more information about this project, please contact Paris Ervin at 217.782.5025 or Jae Miller 312.814.4693 at the Illinois Department of Transporation.

Iowa Street Closure between Orchard Street and Busey Avenue

Date: 
December 3, 2013 - 7:00am to December 10, 2013 - 5:00pm

Duce Construction will be repairing a sanitary sewer pipe in the 600-block of West Iowa Street. Weather permitting, West Iowa Street between Orchard Street and Busey Avenue will be closed to thru traffic beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 through 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013.

All residents along West Iowa Street will have access to their properties during the sewer repair.

Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway

Vine Street Lane Closure from Oregon Street to Nevada Street

Date: 
December 2, 2013 - 7:30am to December 6, 2013 - 5:00pm

Weather permitting, the southbound lane of Vine Street from Oregon Street to Nevada Street will be closed from 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2013 to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2013 for a sewer repair.

South bound traffic will be diverted to the center turn lane during the sewer repair. Traffic delays are to be expected during the lane closure. Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway.

Concerns or questions may be directed to Mr. Jim Nixa at 217-384-2342.

U-Cycle Holiday Schedule

Date: 
November 25, 2013 - 6:00am to November 30, 2013 - 5:00pm

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, U-Cycle will not collect recycling on Thursday. Thursday’s U-Cycle route will be collected on Friday, and Friday’s U-Cycle route will be collected on Saturday.
If you have any questions, please contact U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302.