Danville Public Works and the Danville Sanitary District have partnered to financially assist homeowners in eliminating basement sewer backups by creating an overhead sewer program.  The program replaces gravity drains in basements with an ejector pump system.  Qualifying homeonwers can receive up to 50% of the cost of the system through the City and Sanitary District.  To learn more, visit our Sewers Department.

The City of Danville Public Works  Department announces that North Street will be closed between Franklin and  Walnut starting the morning of Tuesday, January 3rd for the Walnut Street Parking Garage  ramp removal.  The street is needed  for equipment and a safety buffer. North Street  should be reopened by 5 PM on January 6, depending upon weather  conditions. 
 
Motorists and pedestrians should avoid this area and find  alternative routes while the construction is taking place.   For more information call 431-2384, or to join the Danville Public Works  electronic mailing list, please contact the City Engineer at dschnelle@cityofdanville.org.

The annual Martin Luther King Celebration will be held on January 15 and 16, for more information click on this update.... 

Beginning January 1, 2012 the State of Illinois will no longer allow electronic waste to be disposed of in landfills.  The City of Danville will not longer be able to accept e-waste, for more information click here....must be disposed of in an approved manner

Holiday collection schedules for both extra Holiday solid waste and yard waste have been set.  The 2011 yardwaste program ends December 16, 2011.  For more information, click here....

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Lynch Road is now open to traffic and work on Jackson Street is complete.  Thank you for your patience.

The City of Danville announces that the Lynch Spur will  be closed to traffic for the CSX railroad crossing replacement beginning  Tuesday, November 8.  Lynch Spur
will remain closed until the completion of the project which is scheduled to end
Friday, November 18, weather pending.  Traffic from the west will be able to
reach Thyssen Krupp.  Traffic from  the east will be able to reach Autozone. 
Traffic should detour around the closure using Main, Bowman, and Voorhees
Streets.

The  City also announces that the Jackson Street overlay is scheduled to begin
Monday, November 7.  Traffic will  be limited to one lane in locations between Voorhees and Ridgeview and long  delays should be expected.   Motorists should seek alternate routes to avoid the construction. Work on Jackson should be completed by
Friday, November 12, weather pending.

The  City of Danville invites the public to participate in improving Jackson
Street.  A public meeting will be  held at the American Legion on Jackson Street beginning at 6 PM on Wednesday  October 26, 2011, which we hope interested residents will attend. 

At  the last public meetings we gathered information and opinions from our residents
and users of Jackson Street on how they would like to see it improved.  Key items they asked the City to focus on include:

• The overall need to improve the condition of the street,
  curbs,     and sidewalks.


• Reduce vehicle speeds and
  noise


• Protect walkers and bicycles, provide for the ability for
  families     to walk and ride without competing with
  traffic


• Improve the intersection of Jackson and
  Voorhees


• Neighborhood preservation through improving the
  appearance of     Jackson Street


• Account for school related
  traffic

At  this meeting we will update the public on findings from a traffic study that was
performed at Northridge and Edison among other schools and how that affects
plans for Jackson Street.  We will  also discuss how the project can be
funded.
 
In  order to move forward, City staff needs the community’s input and help. Plans for accommodating parking and the  intersection of Jackson and Voorhees need to be finalized.   The City has designed a new intersection there as both a roundabout and a
traditional all-way stop intersection as a result of previous public
involvement.
 
For  more information contact David Schnelle at 431-2384 or
dschnelle@cityofdanville.org.

The City of Danville Public Works Department announces that expanded Fall
Leaf Sweeping operations have begun with city crews working in shifts from
5:00AM until 9:30PM for the next four to six weeks, weather permitting. 
Danville Public Works reminds all residents that raking or blowing leaves
into the street violates City Code 93.04. Violations will be reported to the
City Code Enforcement Division and the leaves willnot be picked up by city
crews.

We appreciate the assistance and cooperation provided by the Danville
community in
preparing our roadways and storm sewer systems for the upcoming
winter weather.
Please contact us at 431-2288 with any questions or visit our
website at www.danvillepublicworks.org.