January 18, 2013
6 blocks of downtown Peoria will be closed off tomorrow morning for a massive sign removal project that will be taking place.
The project will be the removal of the old Associated Bank signs on 125 NE Jefferson Avenue. Since the work will require helicoptors, FAA regulation states that streets and sidewalks are required to be closed to insure public safety during a helicopter operation.
Starting tomorrow at 6:30 a.m., the following streets will be closed:
Hamilton Boulevard closed from NE Monroe Street to NE Adams Street; Jefferson Avenue closed from Main Street to Fayette Street, with southbound Jefferson Avenue traffic detoured at Spalding Avenue to NE Monroe Street, and NE Madison Avenue closed from Main Street to Fayette Street, with southbound Madison Avenue traffic detoured at Spalding Avenue to NE Monroe Street.
The work is expected to take place until noon or later.