Champaign City Building project to further clog streets
By Mike Monson
Monday January 12, 2009
Robert K. O'Daniell
A view of Chester Street and the north side of the Champaign City Building on Sunday. Chester would be closed except for a fire lane for the duration of an eight-month masonry project on the building.
CHAMPAIGN – Downtown traffic is bad enough these days. But it could get worse in a few months.
Traffic has been disrupted since Nov. 10, when North Neil Street was closed at Main and Church streets in the aftermath of the Nov. 7 fire that destroyed the Metropolitan Building.
City officials fear that a building at 215 N. Neil St., also damaged by the fire, could collapse into the street. Insurance company disputes are slowing efforts toward a demolition that could end the street closure.
But things sometimes do get worse – and that would be the case if the city goes ahead with an estimated $1.7 million masonry project at the city building, scheduled to start March 1, while Neil is also closed.
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