2014 Motor Fuel Tax Resurfacing Project Open House

The City of Urbana will hold a Public Open House on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Urbana Civic Center, located at 108 East Water Street, to provide information concerning the upcoming 2014 Motor Fuel Tax Resurfacing Project.

The Open House will be conducted on an informal basis; no formal presentation is planned. Exhibits, plans, and aerial photography of the proposed improvements will be available for viewing during the entire time. Staff from the City of Urbana Engineering Division will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. All persons interested in this project are invited to attend this meeting.

The City of Urbana has contracted with Cross Construction to perform milling and resurfacing work on portions of Washington Street, Broadway Avenue, Race Street, Illinois Street, Coler Avenue, Busey Avenue and Iowa Street. Weather permitting, work is expected to begin on Washington Street and Broadway Avenue this week, and work on the remaining streets is expected to begin later in August.

The project consists of milling and resurfacing pavement; pavement patching; curb and gutter removal and replacement; sidewalk ramp removal and replacement; pavement marking; and other miscellaneous work.

The resurfacing of Broadway Avenue and Washington Street is scheduled to be completed by August 13, 2014 and the resurfacing of Race Street, Illinois Street, Coler Avenue, Busey Avenue, and Iowa Street is scheduled to be completed by October 17, 2014.

All streets to be resurfaced with the exception of Race Street will be closed to through traffic prior to the surface removal and will be reopened upon placement of the final layer of asphalt. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Race Street, but periodic lanes closures can be expected.