Road Reports
West Taylor Street to be closed today
BLOOMINGTON -- West Taylor Street between Allin and Low streets will be closed Thursday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for water main work, weather permitting.
For more information, call 309-434-2225.
Accidents reported on Old Route 66
UPDATED 4:30 A.M. | ATLANTA – Two separate car accidents were reported on Old Route 66, mile marker 137, at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
State Police a a driver lost control on west pavement and started to skid. The driver overcorrected, drove off the road, struck a utility pole and then skidded across both lanes of traffic and drove into a creek on the west side of Old Route 66 down a 15-foot embankment.
Emergency crews work the scene of a crash Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Veterans Parkway and Jumer Drive. (Photo by Paul Morello/WJBC) Portion of 750 East Road closed
The McLean County Highway Department says 750 East Road between 1000 North and 1100 North is closed effective immediately at the bridge, until further notice.
No reason was given for the closure.
Country Club Place to close
BLOOMINGTON - East and westbound lanes of Country Club Place in Bloomington, just east of Perrin Ave., will be closed to through traffic between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan 6. and Saturday, Jan. 7, for installation of a sanitary sewer manhole in Country Club Place right of way, weather permitting.
Funds dedicated for I-74 road project
MORTON – One of the biggest highway makeover projects in Central Illinois is a step closer to fruition.
The Peoria Journal Star reported Sunday that after two decades of planning, state funds have been dedicated for the interchange at Interstates 74 and 155. That's along with repaving and widening of roads between Morton and East Peoria.
Bloomington fire crews battled an early morning blaze at a home on Six Points Road. (Photo by WJBC/Eric Stock) 
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