The Landscape Recycling Center, located at 1210 East University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2014 due to inclement weather conditions.
Due to inclement weather conditions, U-Cycle and multi-family recycling collection will not occur on Monday, January 6, 2014. Collection will be delayed by one day.
Christmas tree collection scheduled for this week will also be delayed by one day. This collection will follow the same schedule as recycling collection.
Please place materials out by 6:00 a.m. for collection on the rescheduled day. Collection will resume its regular schedule beginning on Monday, January 13, 2014.
The City of Urbana and the Urbana HOME Consortium (comprised of the City of Urbana, the City of Champaign, and Champaign County) is seeking citizen input regarding community needs for the preparation of the Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. The AAP establishes budgets for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs.
The dates and places for the scheduled neighborhood meetings and public hearing are as follows:
Cancelled due to weather: Monday, January 6, 2014 @ 6:30pm: Prairie School Library, 2102 East Washington Street, Urbana
Cancelled due to weather: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 @ 6:30pm: Hamilton on the Park Clubhouse, 1201 North Brookstone Drive, Urbana
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 @ 6:30pm: Crystal View Townhomes Community Center, 102 East Stebbins, Urbana
Thursday, January 9, 2014 @ 10:00am: Public Hearing for Social Service Agencies & Organizations, Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana
Thursday, January 9, 2014 @ 6:30pm: Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana
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!
As of 9:00am, Monday, December 16, 2013, the Urbana Public Works Director has declared the sidewalk snow and ice removal requirement in effect for the Downtown, University and South Philo Road snow removal districts.
Due to the winter storm, snow has accumulated to two inches or more on sidewalks. In order to make sidewalks safe for pedestrians, City ordinance requires that public sidewalks, within the defined districts, be cleared by adjacent property owners within 24 hours after the Public Works Director’s declaration. Sidewalks need to be cleared by 9:00am, Tuesday, December 17. Public sidewalks within these districts which are not in compliance could be cleared by the City at the expense of the adjacent property owner, with additional fines and administrative fees applied.
Maps of the snow removal districts and other information regarding the snow removal ordinance can be found on the City’s website at: http://urbanaillinois.us/businesses/sidewalk-snow-removal.
UPTV offices will be closed Saturday, December 14th due to inclement weather. We will reopen on Monday, December 16th at 9:00AM. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
The City of Urbana has contracted with Kinney Contractors to perform sidewalk ramp reconstruction at the intersection of Race Street and Washington Street. Weather permitting, this work is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 21, 2013 and should be completed by Friday, November 8, 2013.
This project consists of removing the existing curbs, driveways, and sidewalks; then installing new concrete curb and gutter, sidewalks and driveway improvements. The goal of the project is to bring this intersection up to current accessibility guidelines.
Two-way traffic will be maintained on Race Street and Washington Street at all times.
Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway.
Weather permitting, Cross Construction Company, Urbana, Illinois, will begin daytime milling and repaving operations at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, October 18, 2013 on Main Street from Grove Street to Dewey Street.
The milling and repaving will commence at the easterly limits and proceed to the west. The milling and resurfacing is expected to extend into the week of October 28th and be completed by November 1, 2013.
During this phase of the road construction through traffic will be allowed, but delays may be expected as the milling and paving operation proceeds. Vehicular traffic may want to choose an alternate route.
Your patience is appreciated while this work is underway.
