The City of Urbana will hold a Public Information Meeting concerning the proposed improvement of Lincoln Avenue from Wascher Drive to Killarney Street. The public information meeting will be held at The Vineyard Church of Central Illinois, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, from 4 to 6 p.m. All persons interested in this project are invited to attend this meeting. Persons with disabilities planning to attend this meeting should contact the individual listed below by July 14, 2026. The contact may be by telephone 217-384-2342, in writing, or by telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing (TTY) 217-384-2447.
This is a federally funded project, and the Public Information Meeting is being held in compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and the Illinois Department of Transportation’s public involvement policy.
The meeting will be conducted on an informal basis. Representatives of the City of Urbana and Hanson Professional Services will be available from 4 until 6 p.m. Representatives will answer individual questions and record comments offered by those in attendance. Verbatim comments will not be recorded. The City of Urbana representatives will address topics such as the need for the project, the design alternatives under consideration, right of-way acquisition, and the tentative construction schedule. Engineering analysis with drawings, maps, and aerial photography will be available for inspection and viewing during the entire time. The same material will be made available for review and inspection on the City of Urbana’s website and at the City of Urbana’s Public Works building at 706 Glover Avenue, Urbana, 61802.
For more information, contact Justin Swinford at 217-384-2342 or Justin.Swinford [at] UrbanaIL.gov (Justin[dot]Swinford[at]UrbanaIL[dot]gov).