Construction Update - 9/23/24

Work continues on Phase 1 of the Downtown Plaza. The below photo was taken the morning of September 20 from the Hyatt parking deck. For a more comprehensive overview of the Downtown Plaza construction timeline, consider attending the City of Champaign Plan Commission meeting at 102 N Neil Street at 4pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

It has been one week since work began on the area highlighted in blue below. The contractor has nearly finished all of the demolition work and will be concentrating on the remaining storm sewer and electrical work in that area. Once that is complete, they can begin the work of constructing curbs, planter walls and pavement. The crosswalk on the Neil Street side will remain closed, but the Main Street and Hill Street crossings remain open. Work on this phase is estimated to take four to five more weeks to complete.

Illinois American Water (ILAW) is preparing to begin work on the water main replacement within the Plaza as early as next week. ILAW will construct the new water main parallel to the old. Per ILAW, the only service interruption would be 1-2 hours when each service is changed over to the new main; that would take place about 5-10 days after water main work begins and would be coordinated/scheduled with individual property owners by ILAW or their contractor. As more information becomes available to the City we will pass it along, however, if you have specific questions related to water main work and service interruptions, please contact the project manager for ILAW on this project, Eric LaReau (Eric.LaReau@amwater.com).