Motorists in Urbana will see road crews across the city starting Monday as work begins on the City’s 2026 Asphalt Program.
Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. and its subcontractors will kick off the $1,058,838 project on Monday, July 20, weather permitting. City officials say the work is expected to take one to two months to complete.
The original resurfacing contract came in about 21 percent below the engineer’s estimate, allowing the city to add $204,000 in full-depth asphalt repairs on Miami Street without increasing the overall budget.
Work beginning Monday includes asphalt repairs on Miami Street between Freeman Avenue and Sara Street and West Church Street between North Oakland Street and Freeman Avenue. Drivers should expect lane restrictions, flaggers, and steel plates in the roadway until the final surface layer is installed on Tuesday, July 21.
Also beginning Monday, the city will start exploratory digging to identify waterline materials. That work will continue through July 31, beginning on Lafayette Avenue, with additional locations announced as crews move through the city.
Crews will also begin full-depth reclamation on Miami Street between South High Street and North Oakland Street from July 20 through July 24. Two-way traffic will be maintained, but motorists should expect lane shifts and flaggers while work is underway.
In addition to those projects, crews will remove damaged pavement along sections of Miami Street as part of the full-depth asphalt repair project. That work is expected to last about one week.
Beginning on or after July 28, crews will start resurfacing the following streets:
- Bon Air Drive (between Miller Drive and Pine Tree Drive)
- Camelot Drive
- Pine Tree Drive
- Cambridge Drive
- New Haven Drive
- Parkway Boulevard
- Players Court
- Bentwood Court
- Pro Circle
The resurfacing process will include milling the existing pavement, making repairs, applying a chip seal to reduce future cracking and moisture penetration, and then placing the final layer of asphalt. Manholes and water valves will be adjusted after paving is complete.
The northern section of Parkway Boulevard will also undergo full-depth reclamation, a process that recycles and stabilizes the existing roadway before new asphalt is installed.
Drivers should watch for posted no-parking signs in work zones. Vehicles parked in restricted areas will be towed, and flaggers will direct traffic through active construction zones.
Earlier this summer, the city completed crack sealing on multiple streets. Additional roadway projects planned this year include pavement rejuvenation on South High Street, chip sealing and fog sealing on Childrens Home Road and East Lawn Avenue, and pavement striping on several city streets.
