Department Posts

Race Street Closure

Submitted by admin on December 17, 2018 - 10:21am

Date:

December 19, 2018 - 7:00am to 3:30pm

Weather permitting; Southbound Race Street will be closed to thru traffic between West Elm Street and West Green Street from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 for construction at the Urbana Free Library done by English Brothers Company.

No thru traffic will be permitted on Southbound Race Street between West Elm Street and West Green Street during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Northbound traffic and intersections will not be affected by the project.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully around this area. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this time.

Christmas Tree Collection Schedule

Submitted by CourtneyR on December 12, 2018 - 3:00pm

Date:

January 7, 2019 - 6:00am to January 11, 2019 - 6:00pm

The City of Urbana will provide Christmas tree collection to all residents for one week this holiday season:

January 7 - 11, 2019

Residents must follow these requirements:

Place tree along curb (on the parkway) by 6:00 a.m. on your regular U-Cycle collection day
Remove all decorations, lights, tree bags and stands from tree before collection
Trees that are flocked or have tinsel are not accepted! No artificial trees accepted.

Trees may be taken to the Landscape Recycling Center at 1210 E. University Ave., Urbana, for FREE recycling

Questions? Call (217) 384-2416

Closed - Request for Proposals: Tree and Stump Removal (1819-12)

Submitted by admin on November 21, 2018 - 10:09am

Date:

December 7, 2018 - 1:30pm

Closed

The following is sought: City of Urbana, Illinois, will entertain bids to provide all supervision, labor, tools, equipment and services required to perform tree and stump removal work in the City of Urbana as specified herein.

Requesting Department: Public Works Department
Contact Person: Michael Brunk, City Arborist
Address: 706 S. Glover Ave. Urbana, IL 61802
Telephone No.: (217) 384-2393
E-Mail Address: mjbrunk@urbanaillinois.us

Date of Request Posted on City’s website: 11/21/2018
Date Published in News-Gazette: 11/21/2018

The original Proposal plus 0 copies MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Proposal Submission Date: 12/07/2018
Time: 1:30 P.M. Central Time

South Cedar Street Closure

Submitted by admin on November 9, 2018 - 4:24pm

Date:

November 13, 2018 - 7:00am to November 15, 2018 - 5:00pm

Weather permitting; South Cedar Street will be closed to thru traffic between West Green Street and West Illinois Street from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day on Tuesday, November 13 through Thursday, November 15, 2018 for a fiber optic installation for AT&T done by Blu Jay Communications.

No thru traffic will be permitted on South Cedar Street between West Green Street and West Illinois Street during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully around this area.

Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this time.

The Urbana Plan on Snow Removal

Submitted by BridgetB on November 8, 2018 - 5:11pm

When the snow begins to fall, the City of Urbana Public Works Department snow crews are prepared to spring into action with a strategically organized snow removal plan designed to get the streets cleared and you on your way as quickly as possible.

In heavy snow events, the City works around the clock towards this goal with a force of approximately 12 crew members per 12 hour period. The city has available 23 pieces of snow control equipment, a salt storage facility with a capacity of 1400 tons, and a snow budget averaging $140,000 annually to maintain approximately 300 lane miles of roadway in Urbana.

Click here for more complete information about which streets are cleared first, what streets are maintained by other entities-like the township of the county-and what to expect in a snow event.

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