Towanda-Barnes Road between Fort Jesse Road and Raab Road will be closed to through traffic on Aug. 23 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting, for lane pavement work.
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Category Archives: Road Reports
Mason Street closing for sewer work
Mason Street, from Seminary Avenue to Graham Street, will be closed to through traffic starting Wednesday for sewer repairs. … MORE
Road Work on Pine st.
Pine St. between Walnut St. and Oak St. will be closed to all traffic Monday, August 15, 2016 – Wednesday August 17, 2016 for sanitary sewer and street repairs.… MORE
McClun Street to close
BLOOMINGTON – South McClun Street, from Grove to Front Streets, will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, August 15, 2016 for sewer repair. The road will be reopened once the repair is completed and the street surface is restored. Local traffic will be accommodated during closure. For more information, please contact Public Works Department, 309-434-2225.…… MORE
Park Street to close for water main work
BLOOMINGTON – Park Street between Ames and University will be closed to all traffic beginning August 15, 2016 thru August 19, 2016 for water main installation by contractor. Drivers should find alternate routes. For more information, please contact Public Works Department, 309-434-2225.… MORE
Greenbriar Driver water main installation closure
Greenbriar Drive between Taft Drive and Jacobssen Drive will be closed beginning Monday and going through Aug. 19.… MORE
Belt Avenue closure
Belt Avenue between Ethell Parkway and Maplewood Drive will be closed beginning Monday during daytime working hours (approximately 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.).… MORE
Cadwell Drive in Bloomington to close
Starting Thursday, the 1300 block of Cadwell Drive will be closed to all traffic due to street repairs. … MORE
Virginia Avenue from University to Franklin closing
Virginia Ave. between University Street and Franklin Ave. will be closed to all traffic from Monday until approximately Sep. 21 for Stage 1 of the reconstruction of Virginia Ave. from University St. to just east of Franklin Ave.… MORE
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center altering access due to road work
With Town of Normal construction on Virginia Avenue set to begin on Monday, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center will temporarily alter how vehicles access the hospital’s main entrance at 1304 Franklin Ave. and some parking areas.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…