Road closures will occur on Bissell Street between Mason Street and Oak Street starting June 9 through June 19 for sewer repair work.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Bloomington road to close due to flooding
Heartland Drive from Hershey east will be closed starting immediately on Monday due to flooding. … MORE
Asphalt repairs scheduled for Fell Street
Fell Street between Willow Street and Gregory Street will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt pavement repairs starting at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, weather permitting, and will remain closed through approximately 1:00 p.m. or until repairs are completed.… MORE
Intermittent road closures on Market and Clayton streets
Road closures will occur on Market Street between Evans Street and Robinson Street, as well as on Clayton Street between Market Street and Douglas Street, starting June 3 and going through June 19 for sewer repair work.… MORE
Lanes closures in downtown Bloomington for sewer repairs
At the intersection of Front and Madison streets, there will be periodic lane closures for the next three days. … MORE
Lane closure on North Street between Fell Avenue and School Street in Normal
Effective 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, weather permitting, the westbound lane of North Street between Fell Avenue and School Street will be closed to thru traffic for a storm main line repair. … MORE
Road closure in Normal due to ash tree removal
Normal Avenue between Marian Avenue and Summit Street will be closed from 6:30 a.m. Monday through mid-afternoon on Wednesday. … MORE
Towanda Barnes closing between Ft. Jesse and Raab roads
Towanda Barnes Road between Ft. Jesse Road and Raab Road will be closed to through traffic starting Monday and going through Friday, June 5, weather permitting, for culvert replacements.… MORE
Work to begin on I-74 near Leroy
LeRoy – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin May 26, 2015 for the painting of the structure that carries County Highway 21 over Interstate 74 at Leroy. Interstate 74 will be down to one lane in each direction at Mile Marker 149 during construction. The anticipated completion…… MORE
Work to begin on Illinois 9
West McLean County – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin May 26, 2015 for safety improvements on Illinois 9 from the intersection of Illinois 122 to the intersection of US 150 west of Normal. This project includes complete removal of the existing shoulder, placement of a new…… 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…